what happens in a market has a lot to do with it's own economy, and supply and demand.

For example, historically, we'd never have considered buying roofing materials, lumber, windows or hardwood material ourselves (just let our contractors supply it), but there is a decent savings by buying it ourselves, both because we can choose the supplier, can buy in bulk and because we know we're not paying markup to the contractor.

So I want to wholesale a few homes in order to supply a down payment on a rental property or even a rehab but there always some new law or regulation on the topic that make me go back tot the drawing board.

Ring around the better run property management companies you'll hunt them down.The ones I have supplied all do JV's with the biggest, (best) players in each city.

I think you would have taken the money with a smile on your face knowing that the laws of supply and demand work everywhere in every business all the time.

Supply meaning you can't rent a unit without those items in place and in working order.

However, we are running into supply issues with the tax liens, so we are pricing the supply issues and the additional risk on the notes into what would be an acceptable return.

So I went to the supply house and got a pump , fittings and clamps .

As to what niche to get into, it's all about supply and demand.

Especially 1 bed 1 bath, in a lot of markets there is a ton of demand and not enough supply so you will see a lot of communities being built with majority 1x1s.