@Tosin Oluwatoye and @Jason Rowlett I am actually constructing two tiny homes (454 & 340 sq ft) on one small lot and will market them as a multi-family property.

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

Tampa’s rental demand is strong, and timing the market is always tricky.

I suspect that 5% or so that do wholesaling full time make at least 50k with the 1% ers making multiple hundreds of thousands and I am sure there are 7 figure wholesalers as well.those that have massive marketing budgets  like 20 to 50k per month. 

Glad you're looking into OOS in more affordable markets.

the market is unforgiving right now and no one is going to look out for you the way you will look out for you.Yes, I'm planning to schedule some time to visit the market.

Also, look into ULI which is a development focused industry group, and likely has chapters in Austin and Houston.

If you are going to pay anyone to learn, you should ask someone who has experience in the market that you want to invest in to teach you in exchange for equity in the properties you will buy as a partnership.  

I am not super familiar with your market (although I'm sure it's similar), we have a ton of local Chicago real estate investor meetups.Getting to those things in person changed my life, and I was able to connect with mentors, experienced investors, and a lot of good people.

Would be happy to connect about the Phoenix market!