Hi @Christopher Winkler While the jury is still certainly out on the merits of RE Crowdfunding, more than $135M has been raised in the first year on the various platforms.

My thought is if their property could sell based solely on its own merits then they wouldn't have to resort to such tactics. 

There is a big buzz lately about the benefits and merits of "Co Wholesaling these days.Honestly,,,it sounds great and as a practical matter it seems like a great way for a Newbie or novice investor to get started.For that matter ,,Im sure even an experienced investor would love to split a wholesale fee with a wholesaler if they were in agreement and the partner brought in the exact buyer the wholesaler wanted in the first place.But I have some healthy skepticism about the whole concept01 Wouldnt you think a killer wholesaler even with only 1 or 2 years in the biz would have a healthy bonafide buyers list already,,those 4 0r 5 people that have already bought from him and tell him "bring me the next deal you get across your desk,,it doesnt even need to be a great deal"02 We are all busy,,,lets be honest and all the succesful wholesalers I know,,,as nice as they are as people,they really dont have time to mess around and train or hold hands with a well intended "buyer finder" there is still a learning curve03 From what I see it takes a lot of time and MONEY spent on marketing to shake out a deal from the trees these days.Ive heard stories of some individuals spending 5 to10K on marketing a month.

Each deal must stand on its own merits, appearance matters and is a reflection on your integrity and fair dealing.My approach may have something to do with never losing money in a L/O deal or losing any law suit, I've had sabers rattled at me before, but never lost......knock on wood!

But, I think a 3rd party escrow process for note purchase and sale has some merit just the same if it can be done at a reasonable cost.

You have to evaluate each opportunity on its own merits.

I, personally, can see the merits of that kind of quiet for a day or too but that is all I need.

I would caution to evaluate each deal on it's individual merits vs. targeting a property simply because it falls in a certain area. 

There is some merit to that notion, were not large investors yet, but why not just walk away with a sale and nice commission check then watch us fall on our face from a distance if this is how the broker feels?  

The comment of checking out the the meaning of tatoos does have merit.