Well, if I'm buying to flip and it's going to cost me 3-5 months of time, effort, holding costs, risk, etc, and I'm only going to make $30k off the final sale then it serves to reason that the wholesaler would make less because they have less skin in the game.

For them, it’s all about scaling within high-demand markets—they’re playing a long game, knowing demand will stay strong in cities where people want to live.

Are others playing the long game and hoping for appreciation or is there something I’m missing with the economics of North Jersey?

But you won't know until you take that first step.To use a basketball analogy, you're dreaming about playing for the NBA when you haven't even tried to play a pickup game at the Y.

The game is about getting the best possible start in life, and money in the bank and a low cost degree are two obviously great moves.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

It will definitely be helpful.There are plenty of stuff that other major platform needs improvement on so if you can tackle those, it would be a game changer.

This game is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot. 

But then I discovered Baselane, and it's been a game-changer.One of the things I love most about Baselane is how easy it is to track income and expenses.

It’s a new game now.