I went to UM for law school, so a little familiar :) I still do FL RE work too.I like anything working class, so you can look inland or Doral or Hialeah? 

You should be consuming podcasts and books-Maybe look into a career that is centered around real estate to get some experience that way.

Are there a wide range of renters there (Class A?

@Tyler Stone if you can't find someone to hang your license with, I would not view the time you spent on the salesperson courses as a waste/mistake.I often recommend to new investors that they consider sitting through all the pre-license courses (even if they don't ultimately take the exam) as they're a great education and introduction to real estate, and very affordable compared to the information gained.I also tell them that since literally anyone can become a real estate agent, the class (especially an in-person class) can have some... colorful characters🤣Even if you never become an active agent, it's a very good set of introductory knowledge about real estate, and it's also very helpful to know when dealing with agents in the future - as you almost certainly will at some point.

@Justin SawyerWholesaling successfully as a business, and not just getting lucky one time (like winning the lottery) requires a marketing budget of $5,000 to $10,000 a month, for SEO, SEM, direct mail, direct email, SMS, call center follow up, etc.

These properties were located in A or B+ Class areas and targeted young professionals.

The benefit to being on your side of the table is you can explore multiple markets...it's really about networking and finding a local firm/agent that works with investors (and invests themselves- critical)...to be honest, your agent should provide every connection you need to get your deals done...from start to finish...the agent is the center of your investing universe...no need to seek out other connections, really.And despite a general discontent for wholesalers, top tier investor agents follow the wholesale market and do a portion of their business off-market.

Depending on goals, asset class type, business plan you can determine the best deal by filtering up and down these scales.

Owen,Here are my 2 cents, for the cost I don't like it because it still needs more work (which isn't the main issue for me but still a negative) and it's in a C class community which I don't like for something that will run for over 1M.

The consensus on properly centers on intent.