The whole point of a double close for a whoelsaler is to hide the fee from both parties.

No need to hide it. 

It hides everything and touches up like a champ.  

Beyond that read your local business courier for local commercial real estate news.  

You need a phone number to create an account on Postlets, but you can choose to hide it on the listing as long as you identify yourself as the owner (instead of a property management company).  

I just have to find the right contractor that has nothing to hide and is fully above board.

Get a $5 Million umbrella policy, it will cost less than $500 a year, and don't do anything to get sued (don't have a handy man do electrical work, do respond if a tenant calls with a problem that could cause injury)Obviously a jury could award more than $5 Million in a suit, but to be honest, if you aren't doing anything wrong (you hide the fact that there was a gas leak, etc), chances of getting a verdict over that amount is very, very small, and the insurance company will pay for your defense (unless you hid that leaking gas pipe and 5 people were killed, then they will pay the $5 Million and tell you good luck)

Most landlords hide their proprieties behind an LLC, and most tenants might just pay a servicing company and not know who the owner of the home is.Joe Gore

Double closing is when you plan on hiding what you are making, this method is also more expensive, and also takes longer..

Now I'm starting to think that was done to hide discoloration in the floors from water damage.