A smooth, seamless transaction is what people want, on both the buy and sale side and that is what will set you apart from other wholesalers in this saturated market.

I think it's highly invaluable to have a centralized location for lead generation, lead follow up, marketing campaigns, and publishing single property sites to multiple outlets seamlessly.  

Be a chameleon, blend to the seller but try to lead them to supply you the info you need.

Lack of control of how each person's information is blended in the overall "product", not just me, but each person contributing will be "associated" with everyone else, they may not care, but I kinda do.Probably a moot point, I'm so behind probably can't get anything in.

As an out of state investor there are always a lot of what ifs in looking for properties and a team to make the process simple and seamless. 

We have made it blend in with the surrounding farmland by modeling it to look like a barn, it is being located behind a treeline on the least productive part of the farmland it sits on.  

Learn sales, economics, and how to rehab properties - rehabs are where the deals are found in our market, and although you don't need to do the work yourself you should know how its done so can work more seamlessly with your handymen & contractors. 

I'm glad you've have good success and it sounds like you've got yourself a good, seamless process.

But if there is more profit you would qualify for from the primary residence exclusion then I think a blended approach would be very appropriate and get you where you want to be. 

Sub2 can create blended IRR, can lead to you creating split wraps to create tradable 2nd's that you got free and you trade at face value.