well you can thank the internet  sites like BP  late night television evangilist RE guru's webinars podcasts etc etc.. facebook.. linkdin  etc etc. and the burning desire from many to get rich as absolutely quick as possible and some irrational idea that real estate is the way.. take the bar to entry is non existent and you have a lot of beginners.the reason you have all this wholesaler activity is because the market has strengthened and they can't buy a home like they could pre 08 only way to jump in with no money is try to pimp deals.

I have been listening to the podcasts and reading the blogposts for a couple of months now but have not been active on the forum yet.

So in essence we could lose 3 out of 10 tenants and still cash flow enough to service the debt without coming out of pocket.

Message me.never know how we can be of service to each others efforts

The Sheriff has an office there too for service.

Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Now its time to really get started.My overall goals are to build sustainable wealth with real estate while providing a service to the general population in the form of property recycling (bring properties back to usable form for the public) and buy and hold rentals (providing solid housing for people and families).As far as progress, my wife and I are currently in our first house hack - living in, refurb, plan to rent.

A lot of those railroads are not active anymore as well and the prime rental areas that would be good investments tend to be far from them as well.

The service isn't evil or bad in any way, it's just niche.

Given that the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS is the best resource to use.