Looks like I am preaching to the choir here, but I believe working class people’s life in America will continue to become more difficult.  

It is difficult to wholesale MLS listings, because standard state sales contracts are usually not assignable contacts.

But also risks are higher & much more difficult to manage (property management issues, tenant issues, you can't see the property - you have to fly, etc.).Why do so many people in California invest out-of-state? 

Obviously in normal circumstances that would take him far (and is starting to pay off for him right now while things are a bit more open), but in the reality of last year it was super difficult.

As many have mentioned, finding anything over a 6% cap is difficult.

Addiction is a very difficult struggle and I admire anyone who fights that battle.

@Paul McHaleThis should not be difficult.

To get specific neighborhood info is more difficult and may require you to contact agents, PMs, local investors to get reliable detailed information. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-dealBest Wishes!

Laundromats are probably the most difficult business for a newbie to enter .In the business, pretty much everyone you deal with also owns store themselves Laundromat brokers own them, salesmen for the machines own them, installers own stores and most repairmen own stores or want to .

@Leah C Ogren you could get a hard money loan for the renovation only - check the forum for some hard money lenders and just talk to them and see what they can offer you as they only lend on the deal you have so since you have tons of equity in your property it shoulndt be difficult to find a hard money lender https://www.biggerpockets.com/...