If not, why not just lead generate wholesale leads? 

Most good deals are found with months of follow up, off market lead generation, and relentless closing ability.

The homes for this next generation of buyers were never even built.

Sure, some modern building methods are far superior to what was used in the past, but lots of building methods used today aren't nearly as robust as in prior generations (ask an experienced GC). ....Additionally, a new house is still in its "growing pains" phase, and a lot of serious problems can emerge in the first few years of ownership--e.g.; foundation/structural settling, improper water diversion systems creating rot, etc. 

I need to generate income now!

A quicker way to determine how to create the sales funnel is to hire a free lance marketer, specializing in lead generation for real estate agents, allow him access to your data, and have him produce the sales funnel process for you.  

We have doubled our net worth and now generate enough cash flow to live on. :)That's what best suited our particular skill sets but there are plenty of ways to make money in real estate.

We’re looking for a few real estate agents in Charlotte to fill a couple openings, so if you’re an agent I’d love to talk with you to see if you’d be a fit to start working with the investor leads generated by Biggerpockets.I was an agent in the program in Nashville for a little over a year, received over 350 leads which resulted in over $200k in commissions.

We’re looking for a few real estate agents in Jacksonville to fill a couple openings, so if you’re an agent I’d love to talk with you to see if you’d be a fit to start working with the investor leads generated by Biggerpockets.I was an agent in the program in Nashville for a little over a year, received over 350 leads which resulted in over $200k in commissions.

We’re looking for a few real estate agents in Baltimore to fill a couple openings, so if you’re an agent I’d love to talk with you to see if you’d be a fit to start working with the investor leads generated by Biggerpockets.I was an agent in the program in Nashville for a little over a year, received over 350 leads which resulted in over $200k in commissions.