Since the the housing market has appreciated so rapidly over the last few years, the wholesale business margins have gotten very thin and will continue to get thinner within the next year or two.If you want to start wholesaling properties with a lot of meat on the bone (profits), I would suggest looking East and Inland towards some of the areas where the affordable housing has shifted to such as Inland Empire, High Desert, Coachella Valley and any other markets that always tend to ride on the coattails of the Metro markets such as Los Angeles. 

They have interviewed many successful investors that started in the wholesaling business. 

It’s a 5 minute drive from a major entertainment district, downtown business area, and near the crossroads of 2 interstates.

Investing and being a landlord is a business.

If you have STRs there: - Do you stay busy year round?

People who have no business being homeowners have the ability to buy homes.There is a balance between making home ownership attainable but not so attainable that it inadvertently brings way too many buyers in to play.

When I'm not chatting here I'm working overtime to arrange complimentary transportation to get you to court and should you have pending business there secure lodging near the courthouse with complimentary shuttle service on any court dates!

Can someone point me to a podcast, book or blog post about how to run your rental properties as a business. 

Everybody is busy and if you aren't the squeaky wheel nothing gets done. 

And if they are only working hard because you visit the house a few times a week then you have the wrong team anyway.I have a great team, that includes a dedicated contractor that I help to scale his business and now he's loyal to me.