In this situation, the first thing that would have come out of my mouth would have been, "I'm not sure if I have that much available in liquid form to be able to lend, and even if I did, most of my money is tied up in partnerships so I'd have to get my partner's approval which means I'm going to need a lot more information about the deal, your credit report, etc."

I am curious where the local OKC folks get have their best luck at finding houses to flip or rent;  sheriff auctions, www.auction.com, MLS, realtor friends, word of mouth, driving around, etc. 

., I found one project via a word of mouth and another one here on BP.

Buyers are lining up down the block and foaming at the mouth to purchase homes. 

it will just be a huge loss.The problem with the stock market for most people is the a happier buying high and selling low.

Pick a fight bad mouthing my fine city then call in the boss to defend you!

My first two leases I used cozy but found www.Rentalutions.com and couldn't be happier.

If you're acquiring these new investors through relationships and/or word of mouth, you needn't worry about the crowdfunding rules.  

After all, I enjoy getting checks monthly - but it would nice to cash in a fat check once in while too.Question 2 - Networking is key to finding good deals - MLS can have some good deals periodically - but the best deals are going to come from a distressed situation that you find out about through word of mouth - and that means staying in front of your network and growing it so that you are exposed to new situations and opportunities.

A lot of realtors or people who hold licenses bad mouth wholesaling and scare people into thinking it is illegal.