They get you in their mouse trap.

Why not send the standard letter, trap cell number then send "I buy ugly" houses text.

If an inspector told me I couldnt caulk a toilet, Id tell him that as soon as they require a trap below the flange, ill stop caulking them.

In the process of due diligence was informed the cluster of rat traps was because when the prior tenant moved out with his snake, he let loose the 'pet' white rats.

Just because you're coming across "plenty" of properties doesn't mean they are good deals -- that's the trap too many new wholesalers fall into; they assume that everything they see is a deal when in reality, 99% of what you're looking at isn't going to be attractive to investors.Find great deals, don't waste investor's time and then you'll have plenty of cash buyers...

They setup multiple traps for you to stop contacting them to stop daisy chaining, fake locks, and pretenders wether they are buyers, sellers, other wholesalers. 

Those who learn about money and understand what it can do for you are the ones that escape this trap.

@Rob Ibarra Converting non restaurant space into restaurant space can be fairly costly from what I understand due to the need for larger than standard water lines to service the building and a general need for grease traps and other restaurant specific infrastructure.My first question around going from abandoned auto shop to kitchen is zoning, could you even get the use approved, and then are their any environmental factors in play? 

A DST traps you for a long time and you have to pay commissions and fees on lousy yields of 5%. 

Single-family houses: Tenant agrees to provide for adequate pest control, including, but not limited to preventing and eliminating destructive insects, rodents, and reptiles found on the premises.