Just know that it is a "no days off" kind of business and very mechanical.I would suggest documenting your process via video so that eventually you can bring people on to replace the different hats you will be wearing.Keep in mind of these 5 components of any wholesale business.lead generation, deal sourcing, underwriting, marketing, transaction coordination.

Sounds like with are under charging our owners by thousands of dollars or they are trying to rip you off.

I’ve built strong relationships with local agents and other investors in the Hamptons, which helped me discover this off-market property.

Tons of returns set this system off: errors, no income lots of expenses, disproportionate expenses, etc.When all that is done, IRS has a budget for how many returns they will put in the audit queue.

At one point they fell behind by $2100 but has since caught up and paid me but did not pay the electric bill and it was turned off.

Personally I like to do things the "right way" and if you plan is to grow you may be better off hiring it out. 

Paid platforms often offer additional features like market analytics, off-market property leads, and filters for investor-specific criteria, giving them a leg up over free options.Exactly, most platforms have to offset cost somewhere because of how expensive it is to keep the data up to date.

Are they off market or on MLS? 

The article is off because it is comparing two different types of buyers.  

I'd like to find honest people who are not going to rip me off.