My father is a general contractor and had purchased a property last year mainly due to an investor friend of his who encouraged him to do so.

I appreciate your wisdom and encouragement wholeheartedly.

YayAs for the lower unit that is affected by their smoking, I'd encourage you to explain to them what you are doing and offer them suggestions to curb the issue until you are able to remove the upper unit.

I applaud you for taking action as a new wholesaler and encourage you to continue to foster relationships with your buyers since they are your valued customers.As for finding motivated sellers, there is no specific group that has to be targeted to produce good seller leads. 

I would encourage you to wait for someone better.

I think this outcome is unlikely, television, radio and many other avenues encourage every day folks to become 'investors', and they make flipping houses look easy or cool. 

I think they are much more receptive to that in years past since they are actually encouraging Additional Dwelling Units (ADU's) in Boise to try to create more affordable housing options.

The second agent owns three rental properties, but his philosophy is a bit different than mine.

You would only be paying $500/mo to live in a nice place and your tenants would still be helping to pay down your mortgage, and hopefully you buy in an appreciating market.Grant Cardone's philosophy is to rent where you live and buy where you rent.

That was really encouraging.