This is not necessarily a bad thing, plenty of legitimate companies use this service.

@Josh Stack yes they are a legitimate lender. 

This is a little off-topic but since both @Bob Malecki and @Dave Van Horn were already in here, are websites like The Paper Source University legitimate?

If the sale was not done legitimately, the sale will be overturned. 

Wholesaling without a license doesn't seem to have a legitimate place in the bigger picture other than investors offloading unimproved properties they actually own already.

Are there things a newbie can do / provide that would be useful to those in a position to provide legitimate mentoring?

If it is a legitimate ESA, you have to accept it regardless of breed 

.#8 If you think the renter was legit and legitimately scammed, see if you can figure out the numbers, address, payment method, and advertisement.... file criminal charges with the police. 

If she buys the place she can fancy it up all she wants.At any rate, print her up some forms she can send to you via snail mail when she has some legitimate repairs to be made and, if need be, block her daily complaints about things being old and gross.Gail

The LEGITIMATE reasons for assigning a contract would be to put it into a company name, put it into your IRA, take on a partner and put it in both names, etc.