., BRRRR) in most areas to make things work (and ultimately to get the best return); my hope was to find some more "turn key" properties to get my feet wet, but I'll see what's out there and maybe start with a more manageable rehab / lower price point to mitigate the risk of botching the work.

Ultimately looking to get to 100 doors. 

WE are the investors--we have to understand our own investment markets--that is ultimately our job right?! 

Ultimate goal is obviously to build cashflow as seamlessly as possible and pay down debts of houses as we go so husband can leave his consulting job and we can do real estate full time.

Ultimately just need to look at everything before making a decision.

My journey has introduced me to the strategies promoted by Anderson Business Advisers.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

However I only know the western Oregon market and this type of RE wholesale would only work in the midwest or south where real estate isn't as crazy high demand/low inventory/above market value as Oregon is, so I can't apply my same parameters/experience/cost of renovations/what local buyers prefer/high demand neighborhoods vs slums etcMost RE programs have lots of reviews but this program seems to have no easy to find honest reviews from folks that are not connected to promoting it

Hey Hares, I started to see the same slippage in a property management company I was using in NC and ultimately I made the decision to self manage everything even from across the country. 

We are also looking at options for finding a "registered agent" for our Cleveland property I have not found anyone, even property managers are telling me they won’t sign off on anyone’s because they don’t like the way the city is pinning ultimate financial responsibility onto whoever the local agent is so it’s a risky endeavor.