Once you get going and learn from all the mistakes along the way you will be happier you started sooner than later.If you don't have an agent yet I know @John Warren and @Sarita Scherpereel work extremely well with investors, so I would connect with them.

I understand completely why many people have a bad taste in their mouth about wholesaslers.

I'm only going by a few old pictures and word of mouth of the owners at the moment but they have said they would get me updated pictures of the property and a layout of the house.  

Apparently the coffee was being served so hot (190 degrees, which is much hotter than coffee is normally served) because of a policy McDonalds developed based on consumer research that showed people were more likely to spend additional time/money at their franchises if they had to wait longer for their coffee to cool down enough to drink it (if consumed at the temperature served, it would burn people's mouths and throats).

They could be legit and maybe its a word of mouth type of business and I could be worrying about nothing.I'm just curious to see what BP thinks, I just want to look out for family and make sure he is making the right decision. 

The agent then said they were pulling the listing and moved it up to $495k leaving a sour taste in my mouth. 

This year all off market  - word of mouth. 

Hey @Juan Camilo PerezThere are many ways to find off market properties, these are some examples;1) Driving for dollars2) Wholesalers 3) Real Estate Auctions 4) Direct Mail5) Builders & Contractors 6) Public Records 7) Networking 8) Word to mouth Best of luck!

We mainly rent on Airbnb, word of mouth, and some Facebook travel postings.

The quicker you move on the happier you will be.