I have heard that CA is very competitive and very difficult to find deals in.

My interest rate and purchase price wouldn’t allow for positive cash flow unless I charged an unreasonable rent—or put about $500K toward the principal, which isn't ideal.I’m a high earner, so I’m weighing my options:Take the loss ($60K-$100K), buy another house, and chalk this up to a hard lesson learned.Refinance, put more money into it, and rent it out long-term—even if it’s not immediately profitable.Invest my money elsewhere and try to make peace with staying here for several years or just move.Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in real estate, financial strategy, or noise mitigation.

Purchase price: $417,500 Cash invested: $37,575 Technically a single family by zoning, though set-up to be a duplex, with 3 beds and 2 baths per unit.

Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Fully renovated 4-5 bedroom ranch on 3.3 acres.

It is also very risky and has a lot of potholes that you can find in your first try. 

You can offer the holder of a lien a smaller cash amount to buy the lien and then force foreclosure, so that the buyer pays you off. 

When I drive for dollars, I just take notes of the addresses in my phone and add them to my propstream lists later.As for cash buyers, I don't think there's such thing as too many buyers on your buyers list, although you do only need one to close a deal.

Here’s the winning formula successful local house buyers and wholesalers use to connect with sellers, close deals, and create win-win solutions:Be Relentless: Show up every day with positivity and persistence.

That discussion pushed me towards ground up construction, where I finally find myself today.

If you are in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton market, you used to be able to get duplexes for $50k to $100k and make it cash flow quickly.