I would love to meet the people who are rising to the occasion in this market. 

My husband is a contractor that shows up at HD at 6am on occasion, and luckily also has great relationships with the local inspectors (whew!).

For purposes of this definition, an individual or entity will be found to have engaged in a pattern of business if the individual or entity by itself or with any combination of other individuals or entities, whether as partners or common owners in another entity, has engaged in one or more of these practices on 2 or more occasions in any 12-month period."

I did so with success on several occasions. 

I know a super creative lender who on multiple occasions has been able to make things work for my clients when it didn't look like it was possible... 

That has actually been ME on a few occasions! 

The 25 or so other keys could be stored away until that random occasion comes when you need one of them. 

I am not a wholesaler, but in the one occasion I had that was similar to yours, I just asked for $500 and I would provide him a one page, one paragraph assignment contract that stated that I assign to him (for consideration) the contract that I had.

I live in Houston and have also visited Galveston on occasion over the years.  

The margins seem to be pretty lucrative and we would have the benefit of being able to use it personally on occasion.