@Scott Schultz  has it right on the money, I have stabilized a few homes and I would not hesitate to to drywall around those beams.  

I now see how this is possible and to me it seems like the money that the seller would pay their agent in commission goes to to the wholesaler instead.  

I am not to to Real Estate investment, however I am ready to start making a big push for more.

A mentor would be outstanding but I tend to take the pace of crawl before you can walk....My Real Estate School the one I went to / to become a  Real Estate Agent/Realtor.

Pick one and ask the clerk how to to review or "preview" the actual case file.Once retrieved, you'll see a pattern to how documents are filed, usually oldest on the bottom.

Can We Avoid Fica Taxes Altogether, Or Will We Need To To Characterize Some Of The Incomes As Wages?

I was thinking that to I might be able to to a Rent To own so that way I get a Tenant that will take care of the property (theoretically) and will also get a down payment.

For instance, could I put 3.5% down with a FHA, get a 203k loan to finance the rehab, and then(ideally) flip the property at a profit, at which point I use the profits to to get another FHA loan and repeat the process? 

J Beard( I'm yet to figure out to to tag someone). 

Maybe I'm asking too much given I don't have equity to play with.Would the only way to to do this be to split up ownership given they want to buy and hold just like me?