I had really strong response rates with postcards, but the deal size (wholesaling) was pretty thin.

Not a easy transition unless you are both committed to change.

Affordable, I have similar experience from past deals, strong rental market How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I am learning everyday on my commutes to work from the podcast, and since they strongly encourage to introduce yourself on the forums, here I am 😁.

Lenders look at what is called "the five C's of credit": Charactor, Capacity, Capital, Condition and Collateral.You may be weak on one of the C's, but if the others are strong enough, it will get you a loan approval.

Simply buying off the MLS when the market is strong like is is now, is a poor way to find deals.

So those types of buildings can sit for a while to get redeveloped when not in an urban core or strong suburban location.Retailers for brick and mortar are averaging about an 8% purchase return and exchange rate on merchandise.

Ultimately I'm looking to build out a strong portfolio of passive income generating properties.  

The language for the loan approval in the contract basically just says the buyer has to make a good faith effort to obtain the loan commitment within 45 days of the contract or 5 days before losing, whichever is earlier.

Cost of contractors has certainly gone up.As far as the local economy, it's strong and diversified.