Once I can figure out which direction that is, believe me, the focus will be ridiculous.

I can understand that point of view when you come from 2%-4% caps but its still ridicules and unprofessional. 

Finding folks building these is one option but almost everything you see if ridiculous that is listed Still some out there just harder to find.

So I'm just getting started and I apologize if my question is basic or ridiculous, but I'm buying my first property and depending on closing, I may not have any income during this calendar year, but I was wanting to start paying for research, learning Spanish (I'm investing in a highly hispanic area), and things like that.

The rate are ridiculous. .

That’s ridiculous and I know it.

There are many cases where greed or simple sillyness come into play with wholesalers who do not have a real deal and are hoping to make some ridiculously high amount on their contract.

If I owned anything in the Bay Area, I would sell it while the market is ridiculous out there and invest it anywhere outside of CA. 

Either it should rent for around $1200 per month based on the ARV (Any Ridiculous Value) or it should sell for around $70,000 based on the rent. 

@Steve Vaughan Conventional financing is ridiculously slow, indeed.