And yes, the entire argument around wholesaling everywhere is that most laws that are being pushed against it (In the states where they are) are because of practicing real estate sales without a license.I am an attorney, but I don't give legal advice on here and never said I was giving legal advice so not sure where you came up with that, but your attitude suggests you will be part of the 99 percent of bad wholesalers who are out of business quicker than an eye blink.You are asking a lot of questions, which is good, but you should be asking them of local wholesalers in your area, in person, so you can see what they do versus what everyone on the Internet tells you.

To the greedy ones, don't get any ideas, just an example that a bank still has a duty to customers not to put them in a situation of having to deal with an untrustworthy party.

Overall, the setup and funding process was extremely straight-forward and the customer service was great.  

Look James, to put this another way, Short-Term Rental industry destroys you're entire argument!

Here is a list of Construction, Rehabbing & Generic PM softwares that may be a good solution:Construction, Remodeling & House Flipping Specific PM Softwares BuilderTrend/Co-Construct - Home building project management software specifically built for custom home builders.

I still may proceed as it’s my primary residence so the negative equity portion is not my primary goal but it remains a good argument against.

"Cross selling" is _________________:a) When you go to your sales job wearing clothes more typically worn by the opposite gender.b) Just like it sounds: literally selling crucifixes. c) A strategy wherein a business strives to encourage existing customers to purchase adjacent products complementary to an item that the customer has already bought in a prior transaction, or is currently on the verge of purchasing.d) All of the above.

"Custom woodwork with an artisanal flair."

I get quicker responses, guidance, relationship building, more trust, and overall feel like their quality is a lot better in terms of inventory/customer service.

Their customer service is great.