I’m looking to find all sorts of people to work with, contractors, agents, private lenders, staging businesses.

Business Continuity: If you invest with partners, a properly structured key person insurance or buy-sell agreement funded by life insurance can ensure a smooth transition if one partner is no longer around. 

When I am looking for a new investment property and am strapped for cash, I typically look off-market and try and find something that can a seller is looking to sell that needs minimal repairs to be rent ready and the purchase price is 80% of the ARV this way I can use private money to buy in cash, do the repairs needed then refinance on a DSCR loan and pay off the private money loan. 

Quote from @Jason Weidmann: Hello BP people.

Over the past year, we’ve seen values go up anywhere from 3-6%, and with more people moving in, that trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

So many people have been moving here from different area codes.

Anyways, I'm seeing a lot of general speculation on here but people don't invest in these markets because they believe they're the greatest places to live in the world, they're interested in the cash flow and possible appreciation.None of my clients were talking about appreciation in the Cleveland market in 2019 and now their properties are worth 30-40% more, and that's on top of record high rent prices in this market. 

You can also do a live in flip where you use the equity to sell and reinvest down the road.

You can gauge this risk by checking state average homeowners insurance rates.Few people live in cities that meet all the above requirements.

If the sell is motivated enough, then the wholesaler has all the value in the world.