I would find the TOP 10 wholesalers in SA and go to work for one of them. 

I'll admit, I spent the better part of one year in 2012/2013 looking at properties and putting in offers, before one finally hit and I've been off and running since. 

The out-of-state one is easier.

if you're not doing so already, i'd go to meetups and just work on making friends and business contacts. 

I just signed on with one of my rental properties.

Have you had tenants who seemed qualified on paper but turned out to be financially unreliable?

It's the same skill set but the financial returns and community impact are exponentially greater for everyone.There’s no reason that we can’t and shouldn’t be the ones revitalizing our communities instead of outsiders OR worse nobody at all.There are less opportunities in smaller towns and who is in the best position to truly understand the needs of the community?

I bought two places with REI in 2024, one in Huntsville and one in Little Rock.

This will give you a baseline, I.e. own the Main St project same thing as this one, and it cost me all in $125,500 to do the full rehab.

I am a general business major and also currently working on obtaining my real estate license to become an agent.