I am having a difficult time finding tenant/buyers and thinking of adding the MLS.

Discounted land is very difficult to obtain.

As mortgage rates rise, it becomes much more difficult to sell a house and much more expensive to buy a house.According to CNBC, there is an increasing amount of concern that the rise in mortgage rates that we are witnessing could throw the real estate market into absolute turmoil...

It is also more difficult for investors to default strategically.

I personally think it would be quite difficult to buy-rehab-rent a property in Chicago, without at the very least having someone that is in the area and can check up on the property.

I find myself closer to 1.1% and after watching home prices increase in value over the course of a year, am finding it difficult to find any 2% rentals.

And just pretty annoying and difficult in general, but they get the job done.  

Daniel,Welcome to BP, from the short time I've been here on BP it's been a great experience and the wealth of knowledge here is unlike anything I've seen in other fields.Being from La, CA myself I know how difficult it can be.

My area is about as pro business as any area can get, yet life can be and is made difficult for landlords with poorly maintained properties or low end properties.

Wholesaling is a difficult business and if you compound the difficulty by not being there you're not setting yourself up for success as easily as if you were there.