The operation of an STR has almost nothing to do with real estate and 100% to do with hospitality, that is where you can distinguish yourself from other operators, provided you made a good decision in your initial purchase. 

I’m not familiar with Nevada regulations for loans but states like AZ distinguish between brokering and lending your own funds.   

.: @Marcus AuerbachI think we need to help OP distinguish between "cash flow" and "a good investment."

Your understanding is generally correct, but it's important to distinguish between assignment (where the wholesaler doesn't own the property) and double closing (where the wholesaler temporarily takes ownership of the property).

The power of leverage is one of the main benefits that distinguishes RE from other investment choices, and the refi is where real wealth is made.

I always suspected that to achieve anything of great notoriety in Architecture one needed to have access to wealthy friends or develop projects oneself.

Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought”Mans Search for Meaning: - “What matters, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person’s life at a given moment”The Richest Man in Babylon: - “To attract goodluck to oneself, it is necessary to take advantage of opportunities” - “Men of action are favored by the goodness of good luck”The Millionaire Next Door: - “Looks can be deceiving”

The big distinguishing factor between Rockwall proper and Royse City is school district.

Still, you can distinguish your company doing the basic and the simple. 

It's challenging to distinguish between genuine advice and potential scams in the vast sea of information available online.