It's that the appellate courts in Alabama have contorted some of the statutes into interpretations that NOBODY could figure out just from reading them.

Yeah, prayers don't pay the rent....When I evicted them, they showed up in court and told the judge they were good Christians. 

It appears to me that the most successful wholesalers began in another part of real estate and found their niche in wholesaling. 

Now, all I have to show for that is emails from the Japanese bankrupcy court cleaning up the aftermath.

Tenant understands that although the Landlord makes every effort to make the Leased Premises safe and secure, this in no way creates a promise of security.I've never had to go to court over something like this and am not sure it would carry any weight but I figure if I'm making a good faith effort to keep the place secure and I have this in the lease it can't hurt. 

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The eviction lawsuit taken to a default judgment should cost you around $750 in total legal fees and court costs. 

The second example is the same essentially, but by the individual being licensed, even if not acting as a fiduciary, appears to be a net listing, which is illegal in most states.If you want to wholesale, dont get licensed.

@Bernie Neyer from my research, it appears most of the property management companies are local investors whos main focus is on their investment and do some property management on the side.

As inventory is running lower due to the growing population, it appears that getting zoning to shift from single family to multifamily is the only way to meet the needs of the people.