I hope you or someone is at least keeping an eye on your properties for break ins, squatters, roof leaks, temperature control, frozen pipes (if in cold climate), if you have a basement and sump pump goes out leading to water damage etc.I just talked to two investors in California that have let their properties sit vacant (no mortgages so paying property taxes and insurance).

Wouldn't buy leads from them. 

According to the article, around 5% of the properties are being bought by investment companies, leading to concerns that regular homebuyers are being priced out of the market.1) Do you think this could become a long-term issue, given that the current percentage of investor-bought properties is relatively small?

I have more than enough private investors willing to pour their money in and I realize that there are diminishing returns when considering time spent looking for deals or deal finders and the amount of deals I close.I'm a real believer of the Pareto law which states that 20% of effort leads to 80% of results.

When appealing to a business to business lead, you are appealing to a third party who will probably never see the inside of your unit, so all the usual real estate puffery is wasted.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

In my experience, a suit for specific enforcement of a real estate purchase contract is not particularly complex or fact intensive that would lead to extensive time needed for discovery. 

A better solution, in my opinion, is not to rely on wholesalers,  as not only is it a dying breed due to the sheer incompetence they exhibit due to gurus' wrong instructions and teachings, but, wouldn't it be better to generate your own leads through a high performing website?

You could also bring on a business partner that specializes in sales/marketing to lead that side of the business

If I convert those monthly nets into annual nets and plug those in to see what amounts of cash in would lead to those results in each case, I come up with:Scenario 1: $2000/month ($24000 annual) to equal a 12% return means you're in $200,000 cash.