The contract with the wholesaler also expires on Monday the 27th, so I have my concerns about this just being a stall tactic to get out of the contract.

The guru of that particular year will create some secret variation to a time-tested list of tactics that is the flavor of the weak and pretend like this is some new secret invention, perhaps inventing new language to describe tactics that have been around for years. - In the unlikely event that you get a lead, A "motivated seller" who will work with an 18 year old to sell their home, is likely someone dealing with death, disease, divorce, or disaster.

I wanted to check the calculations that are presented in James Dainard's book, The House Flipping Framework: The Tactical Playbook to Scale your Real Estate Portfolio and Reinvest your Profits.

You'll also want to coordinate with your estate plan, and consider getting an estate plan if you do not yet have one in place.As to the trust, that's generally an estate planning tactic rather than asset protection. 

As far as “getting a deal”   What are yalls negotiation tactics?  

While I believe I operated with many of these strategies and tactics EVENTUALLY, I spent a long time “spinning my wheels” early on when trying to negotiate before establishing a rapport.  

It is our hope no one in Blue Metrix is a victim of such an aggressive business tactic while part of their management team faces such a difficult health challenge.

@Chris KittleI was not directing it to you but many vendors push elaborate schemes and use fear tactics to sell some of these strategies.  

My wife and I are considering this tactic to pay-down one property at a time.

I just hate those kinds of marketing tactics, so I would never buy any more of his stuff.Not a big fan of wholesale lease options either.