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By Than Merrill

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Does Wholesaling Properties Work in Every Marketplace?

Many beginning investors have doubts about the viability of wholesaling properties in their marketplace. Many think wholesaling will not work in their area for one reason or another. I can tell you I have students all around the country who are using my techniques and are finding great wholesale deals every single day. I have students in Anchorage, Alaska, to Miami, Florida, who are all using my wholesaling for quick cash systems with the same success. It doesn’t matter if you are wholesaling $3,000,000 condos in Manhattan or $10,000 mobile homes in New Mexico. The strategies are still the same. It all starts with lead generation. Then you have to tie up the property at a low price. Find a buyer who is willing to buy at a higher price. Then finally, sell the property for a profit. If you have spent the time learning the business, you can follow simple systems and consistently take action. Then it does not matter where you live, because you will be successful. Any well educated investor knows he can make money in any city and in any market.

Are There Differences Between Marketplaces?

There are national trends which affect all real estate markets; however, many local markets are more susceptible to changes in local politics, zoning regulations, and other economic factors. On average, local developments have a greater influence on the health of the real estate market than national trends. This makes investing in real estate highly unique to the city you choose to do business in.

Wholesaling homes in high priced areas like San Francisco and San Diego will be very different from wholesaling homes in low priced areas like Toledo and Jacksonville, FL. When you wholesale in higher priced areas, you will be dealing with sellers who are savvier than your average seller. Therefore, you will have to alter your wholesaling strategies slightly. These sellers may not be as lenient during the contract negotiations. Smaller deposits, built in contingencies, and other weasel clauses may not be allowed. This means you will have more risk working in higher priced areas, but the rewards will also be greater.

Different Markets Have Different Niches

Buying abandoned warehouses and converting them to condos may be a very viable investment in Chicago, but a very bad decision in Detroit. You need to understand your market and find the unique opportunities within it. I have students who wholesale mobile homes. I have students who wholesale land. You can wholesale any type of real estate. The best advice I can give you is become an expert in one niche local to your marketplace.

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**Special Note: If you think wholesaling will not work in your marketplace then try opening up a lemonade stand. What you believe to true is true! That’s our “Little Secret.”