Make sure you verify the labor and material costs you are paying, I mean absolutely sure because you really do want to understand his skin in the game. 

Wholesaling is mostly like any other market with a low barrier to entry: it's filled with people who have no skin in the game. is it possible?

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However, I'm running into difficulty finding banks that will do HELOC's on investment properties. 

In other words, gold mine is mostly for builder since they are taking the biggest risk and land owner get the least since they have least skin in the game. 

She would manage the property and I want her to have skin in the game. 

If she is complaining also of headaches, has red rosy skin (mostly in face), or increase in fatigue you might want to mitigate a potential law suit. 

The reality is that you have to bring something to the table (skin in the game).

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I am having a hard time figuring out how to get a wholesale property inspected or repair costs verified by a general contractor before I put it on contract. 1) First difficulty is finding a good contractor to look at it before it's under contract since the good ones I know wants it to be on contract first. 2) The second difficulty is what if someone else puts it under contract while I am still having it looked at?