That's the only way you will know if it's legal.In a true wholesale deal you are putting the property under contract, then either assigning your contract or double closing. 

I ask if they are US citizens or green card holders, and I ask for past addresses for the past 5 years as well as any other names they used in the past (maiden name, nickname, etc).

What properties are you wholesaling.. homes, land, mobile or a bit of everything?

Personal use - if you or your family used the property for personal purposes, you will need this to factored in. 

But, I was once a paid preparer and prepared or supervised the preparation of tens of thousands of tax returns and I saw some pretty stupid self prepared mistakes.

He has a staff of 3 or 4 assistants to handle the details, and his break even every month is $30K. 

Distressed and or vacant Commercial property 5.

The rule is based on if it's "within the primary dwelling unit" of the taxpayer or not. 

If millenial homeowners can't even change their home's air filters, or snake a toilet, or change the oil in their car, that's guaranteed future business for HVAC companies, plumbers, mechanics, and those places all need a place to conduct business in.The commercial mortgage pricing software I use has somewhere around 50 different asset classes in it.

When a tenant calls or texts you drop what you're doing and answer.