Prior to tech it was all timber or forest products and AG .. and its defiantly NOT a business friendly state as we compare it to Texas ,  SC  AL  MS  and other states that are really attracting big business.. so some like it that way others think its not good for the state.. about 80% of the state is extremely rural and since timber Fishing and such died out from the good ole days those areas are and have been in recession or depression for the last 30 years.. just like a dead and dying one industry rust belt city or area.. no different.. 20 to 30 % unemployment.. etc etc.

Originally posted by @George Blower:@Alan LafontaineKeep in mind that in order to take a distribution or loan under the CARES Act you must have been impacted by the virus in one of the enumerated ways & your current account provider must allow you to take a CARES Act distribution or loan.

Over $200M in investor sales under my belt.

I have stepped back from sun belt / bible belt.

@Patrick Desjardins  plus on the NPN seconds I think that train has left the station... those deals must be old and moldy.. no new originations in many years.. maybe that's a good thingand much of those notes that are sold for huge discounts are in the rust belt were values are tough to nail down.. its not like your buying a NP 2nd in SF or LA or PDX or SEA... 

The more successful flips under your belt the better terms you'll be seeing from lenders.

With a year of no income under your belt, you may run into problems.

Places to look for would be around Belt line, Marietta, douglasville, Dallas, Gwinnett county, some pockets of atlanta ( west end mall, west view), delkab county ( some part of Decatur) .

Hello everyone,  I am new to real estate investing and have chosen to focus on wholesaling homes, and later on getting some rental properties under my belt.

I'll be honest with you:it sounds like you're attempting to dive into two separate business at the same time (selling solar panels & wholesaling houses).This is a huge entrepreneurial no-no.If you're going to get into a new business, your attention should NOT be divided.That being said, if you've $25k to spend, the best thing to do with it, is nothing.Not completely nothing, but spend it on ListSource and Skip Tracing.It's your business, you need to lean into it.Take the list and cold call it.Talk to homeowners, get comfortable being uncomfortable.You need to make offers and fail forward.After you've a deal or two under your belt, I'd recommend hiring and training (local) Americans to cold call for you.You'll get no greater ROI than this :)As @David Lecko said, enjoy your trip and hit the ground running once you're back on US soil!