That's not even dishonest, it's just human nature.

I feel like if I would have done this to a prior tenant I would have lost in small claims for dishonest use of deposit and failure to act in a stepwise fashion (replace one section/attempt to clean first. 

What if she's dishonest and fabricates a claim about "our verbal agreement said [fill in the blank]" and uses it to screw you? 

Promising people you'll buy their house without the ability to close is deeply wrong ethically and arguably illegal.Wholesaling is not, lying to sellers telling them they will close without intending to do so.Wholesaling SIMPLY means assigning the contract to an other buyer for a fee.You can do it the wrong and dishonest way, or you can do it the right way.And for petes sake everyone.. 

Colton, I'm down the road from you in Caton.

That is extremely dishonest.

When the tenant is dishonest or can insist I said things that I didn't, or is very litigious, I make sure that all communication is in writing so everything is on record3.

My question is how to raise money and protect myself from dishonest people.

My question is how to raise money and protect myself from dishonest people.

You will always find problems you don't expect.In my case, I had the most issues with dishonest real estate agents and dishonest contractors.