Marketing is really a study in human behavior and wholesaling is match-making.

Anything else results in "boot" for which you do not income taxes.

I am not suggesting you create you own LLC by yourself the first time out, but being educated will help you get better results from working with an attorney.Send me a PM if you can't find them on Google.Good luck - Ned

You are only entitled to the damages you incurred as a result of the seller's failure to close.

As a result, we purchased each property with a minimum and maximum hold duration in mind (usually 10 - 15 years, a couple with a maximum of 20 years).

I'd spend a couple days going through every result one-by-one, and then once I had sifted through every listed property, I'd edit the search to only include listings that had changed (new listings, price changes, etc).Every day, I'd review the changed/new listings.

Did not end up doing any deals wholesaling or rental properties that resulted in any income.

In your situation you may want to shop around, or give it some time and look at your results over a longer period of time.

An appraiser is going to do the same thing on the MLS and try to match your house up accordingly.

The easiest way to start is to develop an investment criteria and seek out multifamily in each market that matches that criteria.