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I'm trying to understand how to do wholesaling legally?
Should I talk to my attorney before I talk to the seller?
What information should I bring to my attorney, after I get a deal or before a deal?
Should I find an attorney before I start making deals?
Should I assign contracts with my attorney before I negotiate deals?
Wholesale Steps
Step 1. Negotiate deal
Step 2. Go to laywer for a contract for the seller and another for the buyer
Step 3. Contact seller
Step 4. Seller signs contract
Step 5. Ask everybody I know
Step 6. Contract is bought
Step 7. Go to the title company?
Am i missing something?
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@Toby Bounnarpha The first step is to determine whether wholesaling (in the assigning contracts sense) is legal in your state. Many stated require that you be a licensed real estate agent, working under a managing broker in order to market (even discuss) a property that you don't own.
Read up on your state's laws or talk with a real estate attorney.
Of course the 100% legal way to wholesale is to double-close. No state prohibits you from selling a property that you own.