The only people making money wholesaling are the guys selling you all of that education.To be successful connecting buyers and sellers you need to haveAn in depth knowledge of the market.Marketing skills.Sales skills.Negotiation skills.Accurately estimate rehab costs.Understand how to much time it would cost to run a renovation on the properties you are presenting.

Not to hijack the thread, but Brian Burke can you post a link to an in-depth explanation of your last paragraph pertaining to the SEC regulations?

What I found with my lawn, which was purchased new from builder and seeded, is that wherever weeds were in control I ended up with "soil conditions" that were not conducive to grass roots taking to a sufficient depth.

We recently completed a job this week in which 27 piers were installed and it ended up taking approx. 12 piers in depth to reach a stable surface. 

I'm not going to go in depth into all the various factors discussed by Foldvary in his report, but if you want to know more, I encourage you to read Foldvary's full 40 page brief."

Anytime you want to get down to discussions that require a greater insight into anything in RE, anything at all, don't hesitate to mention me, I'll be happy to go in to greater depth in any subject you might like to go into.

I was hoping for something a bit more in-depth.

If the bird dog is working as a lead generator, he may be paid varying rates depending on the depth of information and whether or not the investor closes on a deal.

Make sure the piers are at the right spacing, rebar where it should be, post-tension cables set correctly, and slab poured to the right depth etc.

HKloss, your thinking is exactly right and quite similar to my way of doing things - analyze the data thoroughly, think through it, shortlist your areas of interest and then focus and get the depth of knowledge needed to invest.