Just don't buy in a market that's not growing or extremely overpriced rent-property value wise.In terms of other vehicles, crypto is dead and I won't enter at all till a bubble begins again as it could easily die for years and never come back.

We plan to buy/fix/flip single-family homes and build an inventory to keep it growing, but that strategy may change once we know more about the market and what we can realistically do.

As a wholesaler, I know that I have some investors who will pay premiums for certain areas if they are buying rentals because they know that the equity in those homes will grow at a faster rate than other areas.

They just have a shell metal building so it's not all that expensive for them to move and rebuild.Also, find a metro area that has very high population and job growth then find out which directions they are growing (usually easy to see by where there's a lot of construction).

I have a GC working for me now who I haven’t had a problem with thus far, but regardless I do need to grow my network all-around. 

As my city grows, the tolerated commute time continues to grow.Housing demand is completely dependent on jobs.

+ good locations+ growing markets+ cash flow+ add value+ prudent debt= decent performance in all market conditionsI have purchased more real estate in 2018 than I ever have. 

Im looking to grow and do some work in New Jersey but I'm having a hard time getting my General Contracting license for NJ.

So as an investor, you need to gain more out of a deal, you need to grow not stay in the same situation.

The Houston area is one of the fastest growing markets anywhere.