If you want a 2/1, option 1 is the best bet.

@Brian Wise I think you are making this too hard.Once you turn this into a rental, the fixes/upgrades you make from an primary residence perspective versus as a rental are going to shift.

Dan's made some bets in the past and done well, so he likes to disagree with me on posts related to CA.  

I try to be flexible as I e gotten a feel after several months about which tenants may just have forgotten to mail the check versus the ones who are actually late.

@Russell Brazil Okay so it seems a safer bet would be to use joesmithrealestate.com right?

So in other words don't partner with anyone to show you how to wholesale because I am willing to bet they do it wrong, are dishonest about it and their lead generation strategies are laughable.THat said,get a website going, start your social media accounts, make noise, be noticed create your brand and document EVERYTHING on their.

Lawyers also provide value by helping people do things they can't do or don't have time to do properly.At your level isn't it cheaper to pay a lawyer $300/hour versus your hourly rate?

I bet you have some ideas?   

I simply move too fast for banks, and I'm smart with debt, so if I can ride an interest-free credit card balance for 18 months, you bet I will.

I bet they'd be happy to help