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.

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.

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. 

I think wholesaling started out as someone exploiting a "blind hole" in the existing real estate process....eventually, enough people felt they got scammed and made some noise.The handful number of deals I listed from a wholesaler were enough to convince me that I don't want to list a property brought by a wholesaler...they don't yet own the property, and they try to make money off the ignorance of the "owner of record". 

The government has an interest in ensuring its populace isn’t exploited and consumed.

to report financial exploitation.

First step is don’t believe everything you see or hear on the news because they will exploit inflation to new levels to scare folks into something that really isn’t.