Quote from @Katie Camargo: My husband and I put in an offer on a house under our personal names with "or assigns" as part of the contract.

If the block is crime ridden, in so many instances what you put in it one day is gone the next day.

Touche' there is that but our product we owned was only 15 million of it and if she was not selling our houses we own she would be selling someone elses.. the point is if you put in the work know what your doing after about 5 to 7 years in a market were average sale prices are 400k and up there is a strong chance you will make 100 to 300k a year and your marketing budget will be a fraction of what a wholesaler spends to try to generate their income.

Technically both are funded the same year, but returns are better if you fund on Jan 1 vs Dec 26 which is why companies that put in the full match on Dec 31 are screwing you.   

Make sure the numbers so that if you put in 60k to 70k you're getting some sort of annual net profit so you aren't having to feed the investment. 

Make sure you put in your contract with the GC some performance incentives to make sure the renovation is done on a timely manner.

But it is 100% possible to find but you have to put in the time or at least know someone that ALREADY has the connection.

In the end we decided note school was kind of an expensive insurance policy.I paid the full cost of the mentorship program up front and then my partner and I both put in an equal amount of money to start the business with an agreement that the first profits would go against the cost of the mentorship program.

Do most investors tour Home Depot/Lowes starting off to see what style of kitchen cabinets they want to put in their rehab?

It's possible to cash flow positive in the Bay Area - you just have to put in the work and find the right deal.