A fundamental component of being a successful real estate wholesaler is understanding the laws governing the conduct of real estate agents and the laws that govern your conduct as an unlicensed individual.Do your homework.

I work in a companion position to commercial real estate appraisers and as such have had opportunity myself to conduct title searches - one of the houses I mentioned earlier was also an estate property that had been flooded while the relatives sorted the will. 

So, today I was conducting some primitive market research in order to narrow down my "farm" area.

Do you plan to or already conducting Rentals via S-corp?

In this case, who decides whether the sale should be conducted privately or through public auction? 

They do need to be able to do your taxes for the state you are conducting business in as well, but that will be easier to find than someone who really understands how to take advantage of the tax code for a real estate investor.

Individual taxpayers who are not engaged in a trade or business but are investigating the potential creation of a new business should consider forming an S corporation to facilitate and conduct all the activities related to the investigation.

Let them know this is not how you would like to conduct business. 

I do also agree many wholesalers lack proper know-how and fail to conduct appropriate due diligence when they present properties to you.  

Hello,Has anyone attended one of these free "Learn How To Build Your Real Estate Investing Business" seminars conducted by Ocean City Development?