Plus side is less urban sprawl, fewer builds in indefensible areas (wooded hillsides, only-one-road access, etc.), and greater affordability. 

Keep looking down this road I don't believe that you will be disappointed. 

Criminal background will weed out some bad actors as well.  

This will help you assess the value and avoid surprises down the road.12.

But just hating on wholesaling in a wholesaling forum is so unbelievably pointless. its not dead per se  but it is starting to be regulated as it should.. oregon just passed their version. where to wholesale you now need a license and over site by the RE commission.. along with criminal back ground and a BOND.. and as we know not everyone can pass either of those with the bond being the tough one if you have bad credit your not getting a bond.

If you wanted to do a 1031 exchange down the road to use that equity and trade up then that'd be a good idea.The homes I’m looking at buying are in the 330,000-350,000 range.

Put a lien on the property(s) they own, this is needed by some court action (i.e. lawsuit in civil/criminal court) 

A little cashflow, some tax deductions to kick down the road, long term appreciation and loan paydown.

Clearly she had been down this road with other people and knew exactly how it would escalate.

I'm right down the road in College Station/Bryan area and would be happy to connect anytime I'm in your area and vice versa.