This particular aspect of investing couples really well with possibly-gentrifying areas: if you’re making money in a rental, why not do it in a place that’s also probably gentrifying?

This is certainly the case in REI as well as many other aspects of my life.  

I am new to the wholesale aspect of real estate – so a partnership with an experienced wholesaler in this area would be great until I become comfortable completing the deals on my own.

Welcome to BP community @Patrick Delaney It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

In most instances, if you're upfront and try to explain what you are doing a typical seller will not understand and will be driven away from doing business, especially if you bring up the possibility of not closing.Bashing wholesaling or not, I'm sure a lot of new wholesalers could educate themselves on the moral aspects of the business through this thread.

HOWEVER, as a 21 year old young lady, I'm pretty unknowing to many aspects of the business.

Welcome to BP community @Boliver Allmon It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

Welcome to BP community @Jeremy Brooks It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

Once you go a few streets towards fairgrounds it can get more towards the lower renter quality and even poorer quality maintained homes.Maintenance aspect is higher here for these homes though anyways.

One aspect that many people "cheat" on is putting a higher actual value on their properties than they can actually sell for