Originally posted by @Drew Shirley:I've seen this quite a bit lately, wholesalers asking for non-refundable deposits.

Thanks @Drew Kimminau.

@Drew PoniewazSimply remove them. 

@Drew Oberholtzer the property is in silverlake.

Focus on finding who belongs to the 20% and call that seller.Remember, you don't want to waste too much of your precious time on a call with a non-motivated seller.Regarding setting up an LLC, I would set up an LLC only when I secure the first deal, it takes 10 minutes to setup and another 10 minutes to apply for EIN.Like @Drew Byrd said, you won't receive tax benefits for operating under a single member LLC.

Knowledgeable6) Full stalker mode - "Drew out his entire family tree from Intelius" lol @ Lloyd Stanton, it worked for him but only do this if it's a really good deal as it takes a lot of time7) Stick a sign on their property saying you want to buy the home - nice and easy!

I was on the phone with a a Drew, not sure if it's the same one, but there's policy pretty transparent.

@Drew Markert My pleasure!

Cheapest and easy to do while you are D4D2) Anywho or any free online service but these often have outdated info and low probability of success but still free3) Putting "Address Service Requested" and mailing to that address if they have a mailbox - cost of a letter and first class stamp4) Skiptracing (costs money though) - $5-10 (findtheseller, privateeye, TLO, etc.)5) Full stalker mode - "Drew out his entire family tree from Intelius" lol @ Lloyd Stanton, it worked for him but I've never done it6) Stick a sign on their property saying you want to buy the home 

very possible @Drew Shirley.