This deal ended up scamming someone out of $10,000 (of course taking the posts as they are written) and in all honesty it paints an example why virtual wholesaling can be problematic for someone new to it. 

It's unfortunate all the way around, but it is the law for government backed loans and as you have already indicated, honesty is the only policy to follow here.

To be honest, I did not know she was even pregnant. 

I'll be honest I was dead serious about doing this program.

Under our current legal theories and court decisions, a business to business transaction neither party owes anything to the other; in a consumer to business transaction the business owes the consumer honesty, fair dealing, and possibly agency (not to use superior knowledge to the detriment of the consumer).From an ethical view point here's how I look at it, if it's not something I would want my elderly parents involved in, then I wouldn't want to do it to anyone else.

Hi Joel,To be honest I haven't even gotten that far in my research to be able to answer that question.

I have some experience with other parts of RE investing like fix & flip, new construction, buy & hold, etc, but to be honest I do not know anything about buying notes.

I have two jobs in the foodservice industry-- the pay is great if I put in ridiculous hours, but to be honest I die a little more inside at work every day.

Mine is definitely pretty half-as* to be honest, I really need to hire it out.

Asheville broker checking in here; to be honest, I would stave off those capital gains and rent it; especially because the average hotel room rates have gone up significantly year over year and this past year took the cake; compound that with the fact that most of them will no longer book for locals (or those with a local zip code) and you are in a prime rental area.