Has it significantly contributed to your success in the field, or do you believe it's possible to succeed without one?

Build and nurture as many relationships as possible so you can use the commission/extra income from these deals to put towards your next investment property!

Initially I was interested in short term rentals but after researching and hearing about restrictions in the area, I believe medium term rental might be a better option (or possibly a combination).

I am also unsure if it is even possible to get a loan for just a garage.

While I can’t entirely say for credit score, a good rule of thumb I’ve found is to have paystubs that verify 3x rental income in monthly income for whatever tenants are paying for property.

Some things to consider while building on your retirement account- Make it a Self Directed IRA if possible. 

I can again put a macerating toilet type temporary arrangement , a kitchenette (hotplate, microwave, sink, toaster oven, fridge ) and make it a separate airbnb "entire house" ****The house was build in 1971.

I agree but if your only buying deals that come to you, it is possible that you could scale significantly quicker if you had someone bringing you actual deals - although it sounds like you have a decent system where deal volume is not an issue, if thats the case then congrats and please share your secret!

Their business model depends on obtaining a property at the lowest price possible, so they offer far below market value hoping to be able to re-sell the contract for the actual market price, depriving Ohioans from equity in their home,” said Huffman."

I wanted to reach out and see if anybody on here is familiar with any Wholesaling firms/investors in the El Paso area that is possibly looking around for some fresh, young candidates like myself.