You can add a trust but verify method with handyman and video.

He has three or four different methods for structuring, documenting and completing a wholesale transaction, depending on the facts and circumstances.

Is anyone else having good experieinces with this method of finding homes to purchase?

I like the method that you are using.

@Shawn Daniel - Unless you will be using the ole "get-it-under-contract-in-the-name-of-the-business-and-then-sell-the-business" method, you really don't need an entity at all.Some people use this somewhat cumbersome method to wholesale REO deals that are not assignable.  

These institutions play the role of the investor and insure the bank that is lending credit a method of compensation as long as the loan has been underwritten correctly and closed legally regardless of whether or not the borrower defaults on it years later. 

The method I had in mind, other than Craigslist, was a local publication.

I'm dead-sold on building a rental property portfolio when I come back to Texas in 2015 sometime to the DFW area.Can anyone recommend a method to hone my deal-finding skills while abroad? 

It can be really hard work and have lots of ups and downs but I certainly wouldn't trade owning real estate for other methods of creating wealth

So, what method of financing would work best for a student like me?