He has all the attributes of a guru:a) He writes that he is sharing "closely guarded secrets".

I've read quite a few MF books, but don't think any were stand-outs.

I'm sure most investors aren't concerned about if you have houses or not, but one way to stand out is have something other than houses whic most people do.

.: I would not stage a 200k house, I look at as many properties as I can and hardly ever see them staged In that case, staging will certainly allow the OP's house to stand out among the competition...

You'll stand out from the rest.

I was also trying to stand out because there were about 12 people at the showing trying to rent this place in an area where demand is high and inventory is low.

Marketing is one of the most important parts of wholesaling and stand out in your area.

Since you said you're learning wholesaling I though this blog post I wrote on BP would be beneficial to you: http://beta.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4430/blog_posts/32194-attention-wholesalers-2-ways-to-stand-out-from-your-competitionIt talks about 2 ways for you to stand out from your competition as a wholesaler.

This will give the house much larger scale and stand out against your competition.

Thank you.DalWelcome Dalton,Its great having you on Bigger Pockets.Keep reading daily and I am sure you will grow your investor knowledge over the next 6 - 12 months.Hard Work, Sacrifice and Persistence are some of the key attributes needed to succeed in RE.Thanks for reading and have a great day.