I look at it like this, if the place is vacant and they aren't bringing tenants in, but still want money plus charging you a boat ton for "repairs" see you later.  

It would also be advisable to discuss this with an SEC attorney for both personal protection, and hopefully the sponsors are doing the same to make sure they aren't getting in trouble.The conservative answer is: be a broker-dealer and you are in the clear.  

Also if the parents aren't on the lease, I wouldn't bother replying to them.

Is that per TV or cover the whole house.I have upscale vacation rentals so I'm personally not cheating out by not providing cable channels.I even put this in my ads. " If other properties aren't even providing cable channels, what other corners are they cutting?

We aren't going to require those. 

Especially at a macro level, people aren't moving to New England, they are moving out.

He responded with “Hello this is Felipe wholesaler in Orange County Nice to hear from you hope your event went well I have motivated cash buyers That love places in distress or properties that aren’t listed in the market”I’m wondering how legit this is if he is a wholesaler and truly has buyers he is working with.

A tenant can do $20k of damage pretty quickly and skip town never to be found again, if you aren't careful.  

We learned that SEO could be VERY profitable, but you probably aren’t going to get the results you want from a “generic” program, no matter how costly or cheap.  

You aren't going to find perfect.