May as well just skim coat it and some light sanding.

But If the wholesaler gets legal and obtains a license, he may, as you mentioned, owe the seller a fiduciary responsibility.

I’m planning to go to college for a short time just to get an associates because I already have college credits from highschool so may as well (marketing and graphic design focus so it will help with real estate).

you are paying the mortgage anyway so you may as well benefit.  

One of the realtors also said that if I'm looking for 5% return in this market I may as well go ahead and go back to where I was investing before because that ship has sailed.

So you may as well just do it now. 

I have no doubt that they do that for a price, as such, that is a cost incurred by the Norris group and perhaps one of several reasons why the price must be adjusted accordingly.Be that as it may, as stated, no matter who you use for paid education, just make sure that you have the capabilities to apply the knowledge learned in the real world (or that you have your hand held while practicing it) and that the educator not only has the real knowledge/experience and practices currently what they are teaching, but that they are also reputable.

We have moved to Tulum, Mexico a few years ago to invest in real estate and to open our own agency, Riviera maya property Consultants.

In my area it is common to not only require a lease but often to end the lease in May as that is when rental prices spike slightly every year.

Deposit requirements cannot be discriminatory, nor may a deposit be increased to retaliate against a tenant.