I thought it was a zero sum game. 2) Biggerpockets are a bit to anti guru.

@Carly Franklin  be very careful on sub too in Oregon.. there are anti equity skimming laws that have some serious repercussions. our in your county sub too could work and father out... in the inner PDX area non starter.. unless property is underwater. which is rare these days.Attorney is not going to do anything a title company would do with the transaction other than you would want to talk to attorney about how you can get in serious trouble if these are not done correctly. 

Having been in the foreclosure rescues business for about 20 years ( before the anti skimming laws made it all but illegal in our area).people that are in foreclosure will revert at an alarming rate..

@Regina Abayev Congratulations on your funding round.When there is movement of money between countries all sorts of anti money laundering and tracking requirements kick in from the US Treasury and FinCen.

Lot's of variations in the HOW TO, that's kind of different as every opportunity has variables and asking for input is the right approach.I (personally) just can walk up to a poker table, anti-up 20k and then ask "so, how do you play this game?"

I have never wholesaled and don't know if that type of market is good or bad for wholesaling but I know the atmosphere in the market is very anti-investor.

@Bryan Hancock - I enjoy reading your feedback and have noticed that you have made many anti-crowdfunding statements in your posts.

Whereas the other similarly located association may look , from outward appearances, very comparable but on closer inspection you find it may have little/no reserves, a management crisis, hot politics (think owner disputes even lawsuits), and be anti-renter (due to unfriendly policies or even outright prohibitions).... 

Anti-competitive practices are well known and the been noted by several sources including:The New Your Times - The 6 percent Solution (link)Pepperdine Law Review - The Real Estate Brokerage Industry and Antitrust Implications: (link)The Economist - The great realtor rip-off (link)Consumer Federation of America: How the Real Estate Cartel Harms Consumers (link)The American Anti-Trust Institute - Competition in the Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry: (link)Anti-consumer practices are openly acknowledged right here on BP!

Some do, and those are the only refinances that I don't anti-sell people on.