Strictly speaking from a tax perspective, you cannot take more than 3000 in losses even if you harness more than 50k in losses (Unless, if you have other capital gains). 

Much bettr than HAR because HAR only gives a range for the sale price. 

Harness the power of Google to get answers to as many of these questions as you can. 

There are obviously costs involved with obtaining and maintaining a license to consider as well, but one successful transaction could easily cover your expenses for the year.Your upfront costs would be:- Classes / materials to cover the education requirement- Testing and finger-printing fees (for the actual licensing exam and background check)**You will need to be sponsored by a broker in order to have an active salesperson license, so you'll need to figure out this piece as wellYour ongoing costs will include:- NAR (National Association of Realtors) dues- TAR (Texas Association of Realtors) dues- HAR (Houston Association of Realtors) dues- MLS access fees (assessed quarterly)Again, most of the answer(s) to your question really depend on what type of investing you're looking to do.

Some, but not all, service animals, wear special collars and harnesses.

Or should I just get a bit more creative with my selling terms and ways of dealing with the horde of wholesalers to harness any connections they might have (advertising agreements or some such)?

The information is a great summary of what is found on HAR & other Real estate sites, but it's Shenoas interpretation of this summary that adds the real value.

So I do a couple of quick JV flips to harness enough $$$ for downpayment for the 3rd one that I buy and hold for myself in areas that i know rents are good... if the number makes sense of course.   

I just joined HAR to look for my next primary, but I want to include wholesale fixer uppers as well.

They were competing against multiple offers, houses were being sold over asking price, and they were being sold fast.A couple of weeks ago HAR projected that house sales will decline 11% - 12% in 2015.