I would never invest at a distance and try to self-manage (that's me- you will hear other opinions here) but I would certainly look at markets where there is plenty of cash flow and you can have the management handled by professionals

It's unnecessary.Do plenty of research on landlord/tenant laws in MD.

I've listened to plenty of podcasts that describe how wholesaling may be one of the harder strategies to start with because you need to know negotating, marketing, contracts, buyers, sellers, networking, markets, rehab costs, and you need to devote a good chunk of time to it.

Thomas,Thanks for the advice, sounds like you have had plenty of experience with similar situations.

I'm lucky enough to have a patient agent who was willing to walk through plenty of houses with me.

There are plenty of resources here on BP.

There are most likely plenty of people who are investing in the same market you are and might be able to help you avoid those mistakes with multiple 0’s which @Jenna Stonecipher mentor was talking about.

Make sure you have plenty of extra money for rehab, vacancy, and emergencies.

No charge, but you are buying first round of drinks next time :-) 1) We classify your private placements the way we do for convenience.

Since your question revolved around the best place to flip, including a location with plenty of hard money lenders, then the answer would be CA.