How can an investor best exploit another set of investors who will likely lose their shirt on bad deals of the past?

The president of Mexico has not done much as a so called socialist- he may be a democratic socialist but isn’t anti- making money- just making sure the people are treated right and companies don’t exploit communities- I’m okay with that.

Being brand new you may not know all the ins and outs of flips… but it’s easy to get exploited in a number of ways by people you hire to do the work.

Sorry that you dislike the reality of the #'s, and no it's NOT with SS, fact and reality is more than 50% of people is US receive various social welfare program benefits, because of mindsets like your championing.My parents nor I was ever exploited, we made an exchange, employment is not exploitation it's an opportunity, only a Communist would coin a job exploitation.  

If not, managing contractors and not getting exploited in the process is a whole different set of skills as well.  

However, it’s a belief that is often exploited by gurus and companies that fill ballrooms and rarely share the truth that REAL ESTATE INVESTING IS NOT EASY.

The duo presented themselves as experienced professionals, creating an illusion of expertise and credibility that masked their sinister intentions.Luring Investors into False Promises Dozier and Hagopian developed an intricate Ponzi scheme, exploiting the dreams and aspirations of their victims.

So that is one reason why you want someone on your side making sure your purchase agreement is fair both directions, and not exploitive against you.As to terms - think about your duplex as being fully rented out (even though you will initially live in it).  

Its possible she sees some kind of weakness there for her to exploit and is testing the waters of what she can get. 

One could argue that the wholesaler is "helping those people out"... but I would suggest that the wholesaler is more exploiting the seller.