I have over 30 years experience in operating office buildings in NJ and would be will to run the operating arm of these investments for a % of the deals.

Lenders broker out 90% of their deals and do not hold loans for more than 3 months in general.So does one want a "middle man" or do you want to go directly to the bank?

Quote from @Shawn Questa: A few times I've reached out to Cash Buyers and they would tell me that they are a part of an Investment Group and that they are ready to quickly Close Deals would be happy to work with me.Later I would come to find out that they are actually a Group of Wholesalers, like me.I guess I would prefer to Work directly with the Investor, Cash Buyer or Flipper. 

Most take near a year in southern Ca, but you hear of exceptions in both directions on that timeline.What some developers are doing here is leveraging the affordability issue and getting permission to build additional ADUs by designating some as affordable or semi affordable units.  

I actually met with the agent directly as it was his childhood home, and he wanted to know who was going to buy it.

I ran this scenario for a "small" investor, with maybe 2-3 properties in their portfolio.

SMS, Direct mail, facebook ads? 

I run Chicago Style Management, we just started a brokerage arm and would love to chat and see how we can help ignite your career.

Here is my list of the most dangerous real estate related investments for the “non professional” investor lacking direct knowledge  and experience in these investments 1.

But as of the last 6 or so months I seem to be losing direction.