Right now, my interests are in multi-family apartment rentals, but we would be interested in learning more about your successes and how you can flip so many homes per year.

My wife and I have been actively connecting with wholesalers and realtors and have found success. 

----------------------------------------------SO............ my personal experiences seems to be far different than those that are really stating that these higher priced MSAs are not good for investing.BUT, as you can see, I have been incredibly successful by investing in these higher MSAs, but in my specific locations in Brooklyn, looking for higher rental appreciation and value appreciation as well as a large supply of great tenants and low crime.When I now go back to the article, which really is a bit misleading from the Headlines, here is the remaining part of the New York area statistics that I left out above:10.

Furthermore, if you are having difficulty distinguishing things like emd vs downpayment, who holds the emd, etc it is very likely you will successfully execute a wholesale deal.If you feel you have found a good deal find a veteran and JV with them to learn the process.  

But I haven't met many successful 'self-made' CRE investors who haven't lowered their pain factor, crunched their timeline or increased their learning curve without seeking out a mentor or two on the way.

Any advice and success and failure stories are appreciated

Any advice and success and failure stories are appreciated

Hello Everyone,I am actually new to BiggerPockets and look forward to becoming a successful Real Estate Investor in Michigan.

Of all the BP podcasts or success stories on here I don’t think any have said that they went to an expensive seminar and that was the reason for their success .

It’s motivating and seems to be more like a blueprint of what to do to become successful in investing.