The cheaper route allows you to more effiently cast a broader net.

Real Estate law is a broader practice than landlord tenant law.

This is a great find and nice that you shared with the broader BP community.  

Nothing wrong with him at all - but since coming to BiggerPockets, I've:- had my eyes opened to a much broader range of potential deal types and structures - including many who are ready to truly "partner" rather than my previous setup of simply being "sold to"- been impressed and grateful for the extent to which so many of you have been willing to answer questions I've posted on here and asked privately- gone through what I feel like is nearly an entire self-taught course on real estate investment (and no doubt with an absolute ton still to learn)- made connections with a number of you that I am confident will lead to mutually profitable business (I'll protect the names of the innocent, you know who you are)- found ample opportunities to leverage my funds - though clearly am always looking for more!

It seems I stumbled across a REAL gold mine when I found the Bigger Pockets site.I'm 44 and my wife and I own 3 Properties and are partners on 2 others with her brother.We are looking to create a broader base of rentals so we can make real estate investing our primary income and retirement fund.We own our primary residence free and clear.

Since you are a US citizen, it provides a broader range of financing options for you.

Affordable Housing is not Section 8 has a broader income guidelines.Paul

*Longer tenant occupancy (mine is on their 3rd year)*Tenant is responsible for lawn/snow removal*Tenant treats a SFH as a home, and generally takes better care of it*financing can be easier*Broader pool of buyers when planning your exit strategy (First time home buyers, investors, corp housing, etc)*overall less maintenance (Depends on condition but less units to repair during turnover)*less taxes (Depending on area)*tenant pays all utilities (Water, gas, electric)These are just some things to think about, and based on what my SFH does.

Wholesaling is broader in the sense that you can wholesale a property you get from just about anywhere; the only thing that changes is how much time you have to reassign the property.

I'm going broader than Jon, what is the general market doing up there?