@Stacey Wells This post troubles me & sounds like the rhetoric the social media real estate gurus teach.

He says his source at a leading information provider, tells him that their research reports a serious drop in the number of "wholesalers" out there from 90,000 in mid 2022 to about 20,000 now, in fall of 2024.

I'm sure there are other options as well that I'm not thinking of.

I will definitely check the regulations.I appreciate the info you provided!

So I would check with the 401k providers to see the options. 2.

There's no guarantee of anything in the STR investing world, and I do think cities are legally allowed to switch their laws, so as soon as I say it's super unlikely to happen, that thing will then happen.But again, not even the most liberal, affordable-housing-starved, anti-STR city in Colorado has changed their laws and not allowed those who were operating under a legal short-term rental license to continue.Your point is well taken though.

My parents have 40+ years in SFH rentals and have done quite well for themselves and have educated my sister and I quite a bit about the industry. 

You may have to provide a proof of funds to enter the auction, but other than a tech fee, your money should not be in jeopardy.

In fact, it could actually lower your taxable income...Happy to chat with you as well. 

My partner and I own a portfolio of STR's here as well as do flips and mainly work with fix and flip investors.Right now in the market we're seeing 50% of sales coming from the $350k-$550k sales price point and another ~25% of sales coming from the $1.8M-$3.5M range.