This does pose a challenge since that real estate is a lot more expensive than if you go more west and south.

This is not unusual in the retail real estate agent world. 

My advice would be is to talk to multiple investors who have real world, actual success-based experience in flipping over a sustained period.

Plus diversification within your real estate portfolio can be a solid strategy.4.

Welcome to BP.My biggest piece of advice is to understand risk premiums in real estate.

Hi @Dylan Fraembs and welcome to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing!

Quote from @Lilia Matlov: A lesson I learned later is that real estate is not just about numbers, which is contrary to the thinking of most investors.

I’m a super eager wannabe real estate investor, my largest barrier is my lack of start up funding.

Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: I’m exploring strategies to scale my real estate portfolio given the current mortgage rate Not sure much makes sense at 11%...Ouch....tough enough at 7.5%   Might have to put more than 20% down to finance....maybe 30% in North Texas.   

Quote from @Devin James: Im currently learning this lesson with New Builds that have taken twice as long to complete than anticipated.....Finishing a Real Estate project ASAP is critical because...1) Holding Costs add up quickly- Loan Interest- Property Taxes- Insurance2) Investor Capital- Our financial projections are dependent on how fast we can turn our investors capital.