***Pretending to work while BP'ing is so satisfying.

Depending on where you obtained the credit report, many portals working directly with the agencies will offer the agency programs which allow a consumer to pretend to pay down or off other debts to see the score impact.  

Hey @Rachel Stopka I don't know your market but 3 ways that I can think of to find wholesalers is to (1) look out for bandit signs (the "we buy houses" guys) and call them, (2) go on line and "pretend" to be a distressed homeowner to find the "we buy houses" advertisements on line and contact them and (3) go to your local area real estate investing club / association and network through there.It's really difficult to find MLS deals in some markets - you may have to start finding off market stuff (e.g., auctions, etc).. 

There are 100's of videos on thereSounds weird but you have to pretend you already have a good life, then and only then can your fortunes change.

Just don't pretend you're something you're not, and go out there and make deals, :D I'm not an attorney, but that's my two cents. 

There is people who pretend to do this business and some who actual do it, and then there is some who happen to have properties but have NO clue what there doing and there ego gets blown.

Pretending for a moment you don't have an LLC, this type of transaction is still problematic for investment properties.

@David Jonsson I do not pretend to know the laws of Wisconsin or provide legal advice, but a couple of things: I'm not sure how this thread became a discussion of the license requirements for wholesaling.

A Performance Mortgage is not financing and doesn't pretend to be.  

My experience here in SW Michigan is this:- there are no true wholesalers in this area that produce enough volume that they can be considered a real source- if you want deals you'll need to market for them yourself; the others are keeping their leads to maintain their own business- I've heard from a few pretenders claiming they're wholesaling- make sure you check up on their claims, see if the properties are already listed, etc.