It is very difficult to navigate. 

In fact, many framed their "pitch" that they would be in gold but gold is too heavy to transport and too difficult to store so Bitcoin was really the only answer.  

My  ultimate goal is to buy and hold but with the higher interest rates I am trying my hand at flipping since its difficult to cashflow with a long term rental.I am  about to complete my first flip project and  wanted to weigh my options between selling or keeping as a mid term rental. 1) I am curious how the market is fairing particularly in Garland Texas.

I've considered this and it's difficult.

Finding an architect that really understands the developers mindset is very difficult.

House Hacking is difficult but possible in NYC.

Yes, it does seem high but difficult without knowing all the facts.

It's very difficult to judge a GC from a conversation.

@Tyler Rayman I have found that monthly rentals are not difficult to manage at all.

It's very difficult to find a good property management team as many OOS investors are using the good ones; therefore, the good ones are running around like a chicken with their head cut off and can only keep up by expanding their team.