They don't give a reason why, but my intuition tells me its to prevent the seller from making a big deal over how much the wholesaler is making.

With these prohibitions, it seems counter-intuitive to me.

., most investors may be crossing their fingers that the 50% "rule" won't apply to THEIR investments, and yes, it is just a rule of thumb, and yes, no-one can know their ACTUAL exact expenses in advance, and yes, everyone wants positive cash flow in A-class neighborhoods, and yes, no-one intuitively wants to go outside their comfort zone and yes, er, what was the question again?...

Quickbooks also plays nicely with Intuit Payment Network for invoicing... 

I have been looking around for a reputable and competent GC that is also an investor (with the investor mentality) that may be able to provide some capital and their GC services / intuition / project management and do a lot of volume of deals with me.

Just a gut intuition.

Introverted Intuition Types are the bestLissa DearINTJ@Okeoma MSocially awkward INFJINTP (Me!)

I use Intuit Payment Network but there are several that are really good for collecting rent.

unfortunately, Intuit disagrees with Mark and specifically states, "If you own rental property and borrow against it to buy a home, the interest does not qualify as mortgage interest because the loan is not secured by the home itself.

After you run calcs on 5 to 10 properties you will be able to pick out the potential "good deals" just from the location, no. of units, list price, current rents, and several other variables that will come to you intuitively with a little experience.2) If you plan on 'house-hacking' and living in one of the units, I would definitely recommend taking care of maintenance yourself.