So, unethical, maybe, maybe not, from the standpoint of the buyer - yes it is, from teh standpoint of the seller - no, it is good negotiating techniques.

You then title the insurance in the name of the trust, and it's beneficiary as its interests may appear.Now, I would not suggest you do this without a lawyer who knows the technique, and many of them don't. 

Lots of people try this technique (often called house hacking) so let me know if you have any specifics you would like covered.  

PM me anytime I cold call daily for my business and may have some techniques that may improve your experience! 

The markets, rules, techniques, laws,  are changing constantly.

Try out different techniques and see which suits you best.

It's a good technique to get people together for meetups!

I'd love to find more and larger multi-family properties but I think the most realistic approach to growing my business in this area is for me to focus on finding single-family buy-and-holds (most likely 3/2/2s).To that end I'd like to use wholesale techniques to find motivated sellers.

I would search forums and the Web in general for Wholesale Marketing tips and techniques. 

And really what I wanted from my original post was interviewing techniques or tips on finding solid people to work with.