It is supremely difficult to get any traction on a shoestring budget because all the success stories sound like "well we dropped $7k in this marketing campaign and $7k in that other marketing campaign and after spending about $750k total we made over two million last year." 

The strange thing was, every time I left Los Angeles and traveled a little distance a water heater in one or another building would go on the blink on a weekend and every tenant would scream about not having hot water and it is difficult to find a contractor who can repair most of these new water heaters with all sorts of new electronic circuit boards and gadgets on them.

It also makes it extremely difficult to get a loan as the business when you do not own the soil. 

If the duplex that you want is listed with an agent and posted on the MLS, it may be a bit more difficult to get creative depending on the buyer competition in your market.

Also I think I can figure it out by myself and keep it all for me but it might be too big for 1 person.It seems that it is difficult with bank to finance when it has more than 20 acres. 

Find a real estate investor/ agent to work for in my spare timePros: Gain experience in real estate field, network, possibly earn capitalCons: Difficult to find someone who will be willing to work with me2.)

Good operations.Memphis Turnkey - Alex Craig and his team operate in Little Rock and MemphisSpartan - They operate in Northern Alabama.Mid-south Homebuyers - Terry Kerr is the owner there and they operate very efficiently in a price point that is difficult to be successful.  

Most markets right now are very difficult to flip and BRRRR in due to narrow spreads between list price and ARV.

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.