With contractors hard to find and materials costs still elevated well above where they were pre-pandemic, BRRRRing is not nearly as safe a bet as it once was, especially not with a ticking clock of a hard money lender.I've noticed on the podcast lately they have started saying things about "Just getting in" and "not trying to find the perfect deal", but just something that "gets you in the game"...

A market growing by building more housing on raw land is such a different investment game than a market growing via infill development. 

I’m a first time investor looking to get some skin in the game, I would like to have some pointers or suggestions on good locations to invest in.

Wow, that title is kind of like hunger games! 

I'm already in the game.

I have my "regular" local bank lender here, we have done previous cash-out refinances, construction loans, 85% LTV investment loans, you name it.However, when I went to speak to my lender about this deal, they weren't keen on the idea of me having no "skin in the game."  

Hello,I am trying to get started in the real estate investing game.

hmmmm, so you got the payout and then you hired a public adjuster? 

The only way to get into the game in my area is to find something the numbers work on and quickly jump in.

Im fairly new to the investing game, and wanted to get your thoughts on something.