You can also look inside the panel (or have someone qualified do that) and see if there are any Al wires.You can look at the other end (fixtures, switches, outlets) but this may not tell you as it was/is common practice to pig-tail copper onto Al to allow Cu fixtures and switches to be used (they are far cheaper).  

I find deals and flip them, I find deals and rent them and I find deals and whole-tail them on the MLS.I suggest you do your research, save some money and do things the right way.

It isn't ideal, but it is better than a kick in the tail…I appreciate your time and thoughts.

Occasionally a deal gets listed right away - around here that typically only happens if a residential realtor catches a tiger by the tail and has neither the experience or the contacts/clients to sell the property out of pocket.I also highly recommend Ken McElroy's book ABCs of Real Estate Investing.

Even if that thread now gets some positive responses the near total lack of response to this point gives a Loud and Clear message.Please understand I'm a great admirer of @Joshua Dorkin for starting this site and working his tail off for years to keep it going.  

After a year of working our tails off to get in position to invest, we finally purchased our first property.

All of your initial questions and subsequent comments seem to indicate the tail (buyer) is wagging the dog (you) here.As a wholesaler, regardless if you assign the contract, it is your duty to stay involved and make sure both sides are complying with the contract.

While driving for $ I found an older run down house in a low rent street. The owner responded to my post card and we met. As it turns out he has been a landlord for some time and is getting out of being a landlord. He...

If I have 100% equity in it I lose all that, I am willing to pay some interest to share some of that tail risk, especially since I am new to the game.

I knknow I come in at the tail end of the process, but I am hoping I can fit in some where within this network.