This is an important distinction.  

The fact that he was unable to see the distinction between giving your SS# for a loan and using a part of it for my client ID ticked me off. 

The challenge with this, is that each state has it's own laws that change the flavor just enough that if I were talking about MA for example, I could be totally misleading someone in another state. 

I'm wondering if wholesaling land deals is particularly common, and if so, if there are any notable distinctions between wholesaling land and wholesaling a traditional residential or commercial property? 

The distinction between the two based on police records.

But again, I don't think this distinction is large enough to skew your results when checking vacancy rates.

You definitely added a different flavor to this post, @Jeremiah B. 

We all fail to shift our thoughts from landlord to Asset manager, huge distinction.  

@Jeff Jenkins  - in French there is a distinction between education and instruction: the first you receive at home (home including your neighbourhood / society), the second being what you receive in school.In both your country and mine, the school system - post secondary included - has, more-or-less, morphed into an assembly line to turn out cogs and consumers.  

@Charles Hinson you are saying they are distressed therefore owner financing is off the table, i'd be interesting in understanding what you mean.if the properties are not bank owned, then subject to strategies are the no to low money option. that is a flavor of owner financing.