We have found it to be most cost effective to just order the concrete truck.

Track income with rent, other revenue, and vacancy rates, and calculate effective gross income. 

The most effective strategies I see working right now are building direct connections with local brokers who specialize in 20–100 unit assets, consistent owner outreach to tired or aging landlords, and partnering with operators who already control deal flow but need equity or acquisition partners.

Material costs are better than 2022, but labor is still pricey and subs are selective about which jobs they take.

There isn’t one “best” method; the most effective wholesalers.

It also helps tremendously to build a strong boots-on-the-ground team—an investor-friendly agent who also owns rentals, a solid property manager, a reliable general contractor, and the right lending contacts—so you have experienced local guidance helping you source, evaluate, and execute deals effectively.

Or something that effects the health/safety of the tenant.

§ 44-5101 and House Bill 2747, which went into effect in 2022.

My Riverside client simply let's me find the properties and he selects the ones he wants, while I teach him how to buy creatively. 

Lenders and courts still tend to look at ownership and control, even when there’s no personal guarantee.From what I’ve seen, people who use Chapter 13 effectively tend to treat it as a reset window, stabilizing income and credit, then being very intentional about acquisitions after discharge rather than forcing deals mid-plan.Not legal advice of course, just how it tends to play out on the financing side.