They are the last person you want to tell that you are executing a wrap. 

They will be able to guide you through setting up financing, creating an investment plan, getting subs set up, and creating an execution plan.A good investor focused Realtor should be able to guide you on what markets you can afford, help you focus on your personal risk tolerance, and find a property that fits your skill set and financial goals.The more educated you are as an investor the better, but the right Realtor is going to unlock a wealth of information that is going to super charge your knowledge of investing, and help expediate your plan. 

To me, this is one of those short-term deals where the actual rehab costs need to closely align with the borrower's estimates, while the execution of the project from beginning to end would require little to no problems or delays for everyone to earn a decent check.

With that said, there have been more realistic seller expectations to the tune of significantly reduced purchase prices both pre and post executed agreements.

I just have to execute and thats always the key. 

Among 225 corporate real estate executives surveyed across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, 38% expect to expand office space over the next three years, up from 20% last year.

The repercussion of failing to execute a 1031 exchange far exceed the savings you get from negotiating down the agent commission.

And our vulnerability to those realities you outline has become less and less. 

There are handful of crowdfunding lending companies emerged lately.They all seem to share a need to be an accredited investor to start investing.In order for an individual to qualify as an accredited investor, he or she must accomplish at least one of the following:1) earn an individual income of more than $200,000 per year, or a joint income of $300,000, in each of the last two years and expect to reasonably maintain the same level of income.2) have a net worth exceeding $1 million, either individually or jointly with his or her spouse.3) be a general partner, executive officer, director or a related combination thereof for the issuer of a security being offered.How strict is the accreditation requirement is being followed?

The irony is most investors who form LLC's do not operate them correctly, fail to obtain appropriate types or amounts of insurance coverage, fail to understand their coverage exclusions, take short cuts and don't obtain permits, use unlicensed and uninsured vendors,  fail to execute contracts with same vendors, don't understand the mechanism of additional insured status, indemnification etc. and are actually more prone to claims and conflict with their LLC than the individual who does not own real estate in an LLC but understands these tools I mentioned.