It wound up being a lot more complicated, expensive and time-consuming than I expected but it's finally done.

If it is demonstrable you contracted in bad faith, the contract itself would be void.If the contract clearly indicates you really have no intention of purchasing the property, you could be seen as acting as an unlicensed agent ... particularly if you establish a pattern of such transactions.Traditionally, in business, a wholesaler acquires a good, then resells it to the retailer - who in-turn sells to the consumer.  

You'll stay current by actually doing work in the real estate space and you won't need any additional magazines or websites to keep you "alert" - a lot of the stuff online is just mist and useless noise.If however, you want to consume that kind of content for personal reasons/pleasure, that's an entirely different story.I think focusing on your market and doing what needs to be done every single day, consistently, will keep you more than up-to-date with things going on in real estate.

I've consumed maybe too much podcasts/blogs in the last week or so but it's always about landing the first deal and then it's supposed to get easier from there.

You don’t have to agree with him entirely, but he does one thing very well- and that’s helping people get out of student loan/consumer debt so they can build wealth & invest in their future.

Being consumer debt-free is an awesome goal. 

So when I skip trace a list of noteholders and use CALLTEXT.COM to text them 1 text a week for 4 weeks that is STRICTLY ILLEGAL since they never "opted-in". 

It can be a little time consuming but pretty much all wallpaper I've come across can be removed from the drywall.

I thought about doing flips, but it seems very risky, time consuming, I'll have to pay capital gains taxes, and I know nothing about fixing properties or hiring contractors.

Roll up your sleeves and put forth some effort to consume what is right.