So I got out.How has it played a role today you ask?

It's fun and great exercise.

To a lot of people a wholesaler is the guy who sets up a table at flea markets with steak knife sets, exercise videos, and ratcheting screwdrivers.

-----And with regards to the SAFE Act, there are certain provisions outlined that specifically identify a real estate agent/broker's role in the transaction being exempt or not.

Once we start buying more houses, I'll transition to more of a project manager role, still being paid hourly but getting a % of the net profit as well.

I really need to get off my tail and exercise and do some gardening but its still 2 weeks 2 early.

You can then make it clear to them that you plan to exercise the rest of your lease and make arrangements for where to make rent payments ,and show them your lease if asked.

Then you exercise your option and purchase the propertiesThis might be a little more difficult with more moving parts, but it is a possibility.

There are several factors behind this; two of the more prevalent are the {relative} size of the real estate markets in Canada and the banking regulations requirement for lenders exercise of fiduciary care to protect the equity of the owner & sell the property at FMV.

That kind of limited capital would be tough to do lending in either a hard money or transactional funding role, especially here in CA.