I guess it is because I grew up being a basketball player that I am willing to be coached and hear buyers out.

That's fewer individuals than active players on NFL rosters.

There are exceptions for very large projects where national players like MasTec (who bought IEA, one of the largest solar and wind installers in the US), exist.

We do not know if big players are shorting their own positions because they plan on collapsing the bubble.I do hope Jerry Shen was able to turn his fortune from Yahoo!  

It’s better to get to know a market really well—understanding the neighborhoods, trends, and key players—than to spread yourself too thin.

Wholesaling is risky, because there are a ton of bad players out there, and so most brokerages don't even allow it because there is so much risk, and the principle broker is risking their livelyhood. 

Lenders desperately need/want business especially in this interest rate environment (right now, the main source of mortgage loan business in Florida is rehab financing as a result of the hurricane damages) and one way the big players differentiate themselves is by streamlining the process.

I will admit they are better than some other big players, but can certainly find better rates out there. 

Jay I know you are a player in this space as well - but I am curious to your opinion on finding decent loans to buy.

No offense, but telling people "that's not a good way to do it" and nothing more seems like a little league coach who tells his players "you're doing it wrong" but then doesn't give instruction of how to do it better.