I noticed the theme was lease options was great and wholesaling was not.

This sucks and is frustrating, and just FYI my "theme of the month" for July 2017 is in fact (much to my dismay) "sellers that are not qualified to even sell their home," so I've got your frustration spread across multiple transactions, with multiply buyers losing their minds.

I'll actually be visiting Memphis for the first time in a few months to attend his wedding.  

@Bob Malecki I'm pretty familiar with the Med Center, NW area.  

I have read a few books, watched 100+ videos on REI, and listen to numerous podcast... that said, Ive heard a common theme regarding the new york area and how its not the most profitable place for this type of business. 

We get a lot of bad information that comes around and fight hard to explain to people why they can't deduct their wedding etc.

@Jon Holdman I generally agree with you that this is just a small factor in the overall theme of 'brick & mortar vs. online retailers.

People love barn weddings.

You can also check out the NEREIA in Chelmsford (That one is this Wed).  

But now that I'm married, planning on having children, and inheriting my wife's daughter as my own, I'm really looking to increase my passive income and set a comfortable life for my family.Right now, I'm feeling the terrible sting of bad debt that seems to come after a wedding, and just working through trying to pay that off as soon as possible.So I do have a question, and I'm not sure if this particular forum is the best to do it in (I don't typically write in forums) but I've been trying to learn about how to find the right deal and have compiled a list.