Completely eliminates the amateur competition in the bigger rehabs.  

Football, professional and amateur hockey keep those properties busy during the weekends.

Getting over the amateur hump in real estate takes professional training, education and experience, you aren't going to get that all accomplished on the internet. 

Brian- previous amateur flame worker, small goblets and marbles mostly :)

Let some other amateur buyer deal with that rookie crap.You go find a REAL wholesaler... better yet.. go get your OWN deals.The ONLY thing you need to do is STOP dealing with amateurs because YOU will suffer for it.Please... walk away!

Their response to the incident was nothing less than amateur. 

For starters, commercial tenants tend to be more professional and responsible than their amateur residential counterparts. 

I've been seeing a lot of posts on BP lately akin to "I want to remove my own appendix. Should I use a butter knife or a steak knife." It's one thing to want to gain knowledge about investing. It's totally another to ...

I can manage to 80 percent occupancy as an amateur, part-time manager with very little effort.

Did you ask the attorney of your amateur locksmithing service was allowable (as the owner), if not, a quick phone call could clear this up.Good Luck!