I see people purchasing new STR's here and others dumping their properties or converting into LTR's. 

My biggest question when I was researching all the programs was "If these people are so successful at what they do, why are they charging so much for all of this and always trying to upsell?" 

It doesn't sound like a showstopper to me.Did you ask the plumber if there is anything people can flush that will help keep the lines clear?

Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable trying to wholesale a relatives $1M home knowing that I am breaking the law if I cross over into doing anything that can be considered representing them in the transaction, and knowing it will only be marketed to people who buy properties wholesale (typically investors who don't want to pay retail prices), instead of the majority of retail buyers active in the market who are typcially willing to pay more. 

I've seen a lot of people try this, and they rarely use the home. 

By poisoning the rats, you're letting them roam free into the world where people's pets can eat them, not wise. 

After punching your rental income from tax returns MOST people more or less break even ion a rental.

I'm doing this exact thing right now- I've been pleasantly surprised by how many people in my network have resources, cash and interest in something like this. 

Ok so a diff path then my previous post.I also wanted to invest in real estate but just assume( and bet is probably true) that most of the people that find truly good investments have  either or all of the following the most "average joes" don't:1.

I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this topic which surprises me since I feel like personal finance people talk about HSAs all the time!