I think you're absolutely right about the fact that patient capital can have a field day in High Point.

Real estate investing is not difficult, but it takes patient effort and consistent activity to get your first deal, whether it is wholesale, fix and flip, etc.  

Hutto, Pflugerville and Jarrell all have strong deals (1%-2% rents) on newer homes if you are patient.

Oh, I do file as a sole proprietor for my cleaning and multi services business and am very thankful for my tax guy who has been with me for years to file our taxes and to patiently help me along I have long term rental property’s income and expenses that our tax guy places figures where they belong  but now I am entering a different arena and will need to collect money and send to owner minus commission , I think.

REI is a lot of work on the front end, but I needed to be patient and things started/continue to come together.Take care, Chris

Look at what you want to get out of it (work with the end in mind) and what are you willing to put into it (can you grind away, do work yourself, be patient, network, market)?  

Be patient 5. and most important study, study, and more RE study

Very grateful for their patients and service.  

Dwelling on the results will not change them but tweaking your efforts, actions, and habits certainly will yield different results, particularly if you can be patient long enough to see your hard work pay off.The balance of patience comes from your ability to perform a strong set of continuous actions in the right direction, which will yield results over time rather than after each action itself.When chasing success, money, or entrepreneurship, the same elements apply, as you must be able to stay the course and focus on daily routines which, when combined, will yield a higher level of reward.

If it is closer to the 1% they are asking then you may have to be patient....