The internet and cell network blew open the turnkey space, crowdfunding allows investment that were not possible before 2015, you can get a loan on your cell phone at half or a third of the rates available 20 years ago, the list goes on.

The difference in pics with a DSLR vs cell phone cam can be night and day.

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One story that I loved was a lady that called me at my cell phone directly (not though our CallRail numbers) and we set up an appointment.

So this  is like a chicken-egg problem.

Especially since I plan on using rental properties as my retirement strategy should I focus more o acquiring more rentals or just build a big retirement nest egg?

As a side note I'll still have ~$40K in my Betterment IRA investing in stocks so I'm not putting all my eggs into the real estate basket, just a majority of them :).

I feel like I have this "which came first, the chicken or the egg" problem. 

I honestly would rather skip wholesaling but I’m still working on positioning myself for meeting the lending criteria and having a decent nest egg to finance the rehab. 

Houseflies can lay eggs on food sitting out or even in the drain of a sink, when the maggots hatch you'll have a swarm of flies on your window.