You can text legally as long as your account is compliant.Strategic partnerships with local agents instead of building massive internal teams.Focused markets where median prices and seller motivation align.The result: a business that’s both sustainable and scalable in the current environment.Final ThoughtsWholesaling is still alive and well in 2025—but only if you adapt.

Can they be on medians?

"Survivors frequently suffered the “double victimization” of housing discrimination when landlords evicted or refused to rent to them because of “zero tolerance” policies on disturbing the peace, calls to police or violence committed by a member of the household or guest (whether authorized or not)."

Driving this affordability crunch is the combination of elevated interest rates and soaring home pricesin the post-pandemic boom, although some markets have seen slowing growth in recent months.Click on image to enlargeMeanwhile, the West Coast metros of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco are the most unaffordable in the U.S. given high demand, supply shortages, and for the latter, proximity to Silicon Valley.Falling near the middle of the pack is Miami, where home prices are 6.4 times the median household income.

I totally agree initially I wanted either a duplex or a single-family household, but qualifying for one that’s not super beat up has been hard. 

In our SEP, the median projection for the unemployment rate is 4.5 percent at the end of this year and edges down thereafter.”Why not signal future cuts in 2025?

I use a rule of 1 unit for every 6 people, not households.  

The overall inventory has stabilized.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents increased slightly in August.

Paul typically range from $300K–$550K, depending on location and condition.Rents: Median rents for 2–3 bedroom units are running $1,500–$2,000/month in many neighborhoods.Financing environment: Interest rates in the 6–7% range mean the mortgage payment is higher, making underwriting tighter but there's less competition so getting a better deal upfront is more feasible.Even with these challenges, house hacking can still work here when the numbers are run carefully.

Median sales are hovering around the $130s and trending up, so there’s room for both BRRRR and flips if you keep rehab scopes realistic.