That said (and as Andy has pointed out), the critical part of house flipping is acquisition.

This is critical to pull off a successful BRRRR. 

Know how to take constructive criticism.

Hi Bailey,You're really tearing it up.It looks like a critical part of your success came from buying the 6 units while still in school.That's 20% down x 6 = 120% of the cost of house in cash (while in school).That's an impressive amount for a college kid to come up with so quickly?

If you're a single mom with student loans, a car payment, and living paycheck-to-paycheck, then $20,000 would be devastating and a reserve is critical.

I've finally started driving for dollars looking for deals and have had success with finding people that will let me wholesale there houses.. but i cant find investors in my area that are looking for deals in either the city limits or out on lake sam rayburn.. its hard not to get discouraged and just give up i have 4 houses to look at next week on top of the 3 that i already have under contract.. thank you for any advice or criticism that is given

@Edgar SanabiaThe permitting & zoning is critical so def look into that and just reverse engineer from there.

Insurance is critical if you are trying to building wealth.

Once you get critical mass you can use cash flow from other properties.

Screening tenants and then dealing with them after they move in is both part art and part science, and it’s a critical skill to learn if you plan on owning rental properties as part of your investment strategy.