Hi @Bill S., certainly wasn't looking to offend with my post, just to throw a couple considerations out for a newer agent who perhaps isn't ready to navigate a situation I described as "too deep into the gray for me" and you describe as "not a black and white issue." I think we're on the same page on the reality of wholesaling as an agent, just that you choose to do it and I do not. Agree to disagree.
It isn't difficult at all for me, or many folks to understand that some people aren't looking for the most money out of their real estate, but they are admittedly few and far between...unless you target your advertising to them, which I do not, and which you probably do. I imagine you come across many more such people in an average year than I do, and if I truly came across someone looking to get out NOW and not terribly concerned about price after I informed them that with a little time and patience they could probably do better, I'd probably find a way to work it out to purchase from them on these terms as well, likely with the input of my managing broker and perhaps a RE attorney (I hate typing that...I've rarely met an attorney that helps things get done!).
Bill, I have no doubt you go about your business in a very professional way, I've met you and I know that to be the case. My post was not meant to criticize you, just to warn a newbie against some of the pitfalls and difficulties that could arise that may not occur to a newly licensed agent, and indeed have never come into play with me personally over 11 years in the business. With experience comes a broad understanding, finesse, and skill, all of which I'm sure you exercise in these situations. For me, though, being a Realtor is my day job and the only income my family has outside of our RE investments, so I don't like to tread too closely to anything that could remotely threaten my license status...even if my own lack of knowledge is the only threat in this situation.