One without the other, is a bad deal. 

Because of this I have seen lots of wholesalers really rip people off by not doing what is in their best interest (not all are bad though). 

Readers are advised to seek professional advice.Thank you Sean, sorry I've bad at explaining the general use case I'm interested in.

I feel like every project has its curveballs, and sometimes it’s the unexpected stuff that teaches us the most. Maybe it was a hidden issue that turned into a big project, or a small upgrade that made all the differen...

Then your strategy of offer full price and then negotiate down / what if they say we will fix the repairs then you would be forced to close and lose your EMDNot sure where you came up with this but many will view components of this as unethical and why investors get a bad rap from politicians

The paperwork isn't too bad, at least here in Texas.

Not that that means anything good or bad :-) But if you want high quality genuine coaching about investing in Philly and at a reasonable rate, I can  connect you with a wonderfully savvy, professional investor who does coaching.

First deals have a bad reputation for being a "miserable experience."

Just for the numbers - out of 125 skiptraced contacts, 71 have "Working" numbers (Albeit, some are landlines which are suboptimal to contact homeowners in foreclosure) - and 54 "No Skip Available/No Working Contact" numbers - So ~43% of the properties I skip trace come back with bad/no skips - and I feel like that number is relatively high, correct me if I am wrong.

One thing we, as humans, are consistently bad at is predicting the future - especially when it comes to political and economic shifts.