Most professionals will understand that they need things in writing to protect themselves as well as set the customer's expectations.Look up with the Secretary of State the entity he lists in the contract, any DBA's and the name that you are going to be giving your money to, and make sure his business is up-to-date (If he's incorporated). 

Many incorporate wholesalers into their strategies to identify viable assets, however, I caution you to be diligent in your vetting process to determine the right group to work with.  

From what I gather is that incorporating allows us to pay less taxes and so we could transfer the title to the corp.

Pre-screen with email or text before you waste your time showing the room Awesome thank you, I’ll have to incorporate this I appreciate it! 

If you have the name of the LLC, I would try googling them + the state they are incorporated in.

Well, I love the graphics @Collin H.!

The 2nd unit was incorporated into the main home allowing a new structure to be built on the large lot.

If I am not going to be staying near the property then I guess go for a smaller property management setup instead of a full incorporated company?

A bit off from a targeted cash on cash return vs. cash flow, but that's okay.There is a tendency I've noticed by some who are aware of and using financial ratios used in corporate environments and securities that are rather useless in RE, as applicable to a small investor, let's say small under a half million gross.

And after sitting at a desk the last 2 years straight, doing graphic design, I know that I am much more fulfilled when I am working with people.