My CPA provides his clients with a spreadsheet that includes tabs, detailed instructions, and videos on how to use it.

The guy who claims he is the country's biggest wholesaler and has a "community" says in his video from yesterday Dec 31 (search #251 Wholesale Hotline | LIVE Real Estate Investing Q&A if interested in his "technique"  start at 0:39:00 that the most recent transaction he did Was bailing out a guy in foreclosureGuru "bought" the house for $375,000 from the guy in foreclosureSold it back to them for $498,000 with a 6 month buy back option periodSeller had to give him $20,000 for the optionSo, guru will make about $148,000 on the transaction "Never been to the house, never had to lift a finger""No renovation, the guy is still in the house"Is this the kind of thing the new Oregon law is intended to address? 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Most gurus have their clients journey end the moment they send them the money, they join a facebook group - have overseas VA;s moderate it and provide some old videos that get repurposed.Those who are new and thinking they are creative typically get crushed as they are gambling not investing.

You can also watch lots of in depth educational videos for SDIRA's/Solo 401ks on his website.

You can get some estimates from contractors for what they charge for big ticket items like to renovate a bathroom, renovate a kitchen, replace the furnace, replace the roof, etc.All wholesale deals should have free and clear title and you should be able to see the sales agreement before submitting the earnest money deposit.

For costs, if you're an investor, you can probably do a video walk through to get a ballpark estimate on rehab.

I'm from Minnesota and I have a video editing business where I can work from anywhere.

I over love you guys lol but Happy holidays & hope we get to talk soon i will submit my story ASAP! 

A good attorney will even warn you if you are doing something illegal.As you can see from the list, a wannabe or "self taught" or poorly trained by videos or in a "community", does not provide the breadth of knowledge & experience to keep people out of trouble.