Networking with local real estate meetups in Raleigh or surrounding areas could also help you find leads directly from other investors.

This leads us to believe in dumb, dumb things.

The entire agent model would perish because most of the time off-market listings are new leads that need to be prepared before hitting the market.

A better solution, in my opinion, is not to rely on wholesalers,  as not only is it a dying breed due to the sheer incompetence they exhibit due to gurus' wrong instructions and teachings, but, wouldn't it be better to generate your own leads through a high performing website?

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

These are not great investments and while the experience is not typical for Memphis, nothing I've read or seen should lead you to believe your experience will improve.  

Our LTR lease is nearly 18 pages long, not including the additional riders for mold, radon, lead based paint, etc. 

Since teak is a 25 year investment, also look for a secondary purpose or value to each property such as location, river access, future tourist area, etc.There were two lots, 36 and 23 that we bought together.Lot 23 is 32 acres and has 12 year old Teak/Mahogany on it. 

BUT, then you want those landlords to judge every single tenant individually and not lump them all together with the ones that lie, cheat, steal, and destroy the property on purpose?

What’s the purpose of using the LlC other than to make it harder and more expensive?