The only person a wholesaler is screwing over as you put is themselves.

If you qualify the person as a good prospect, I would go there unless its a long way away.If someone tells you they want to get $200k the first time you talk, and it ends up being worth $75k, I'm not sure if I would spend too much time on it,,but do your research,, often sellers have to be "walked down",,brought down gradually to the true price of what they own.I buy and sell radio station license,,I had someone that wasn't looking to sell, but I needed what they had,,he started out at $800k,,,we finally went to agreement at just under $400k,,but that didn't happen overnight, it was several weeks, lots of research, and we came to a deal that was good for both parties

I'm very ready to take over this activity (from PMs), and believe I can do so with a full-time PM/leasing agent (probably a licensed agent who could also work deals), and possibly a part-time office person. As

@Chris Uhler  my dad taught me the business so at 18 with my RE license freshly minted.... we never talked to clients on the phone.. only to set an appointment.. top agents who try to prequel on the phone lose deal after deal.. to easy for the seller ( mark) to dismiss you.there is technique to working a seller in person as well. you must learn these techniques if your going to be successful...

Finally, really meet virtual friends in person. A

If you use your Solo 401(k) to purchase real estate, I understand that there are certain prohibitions on it, such as all income must go back into the property.As far as hiring people to work on the property, from what I read there are disqualified persons and non-disqualified persons.A "friend" is listed as a non-disqualified person. A

Set up some key words for things like "MA", "Massachusetts" and "Boston" and stuff like that to see when people are talking about them.You also should get out and meet people in person as some of the RE meetings we have around here.

I'm interested in meeting in person a mobile home investor.

@Henry M. As

Your plug may not be enough for the bigger ones, so check that out.If you are not a DIY person, a good plumber should be able to install a more powerful unit for you.If you are a DIY person, YouTube has a lot of video to help you out.Some are more quiet than others, some have covers that must be in place to use, others work open throat.Good Luck!