I've heard bad stories about it, but never had bad experiences myself.

But just hating on wholesaling in a wholesaling forum is so unbelievably pointless. its not dead per se  but it is starting to be regulated as it should.. oregon just passed their version. where to wholesale you now need a license and over site by the RE commission.. along with criminal back ground and a BOND.. and as we know not everyone can pass either of those with the bond being the tough one if you have bad credit your not getting a bond.

It's been so bad here, that I bought an STR in Indiana with another business partner in 2024 because there are minimal opportunities here - unless you have the ability and budget to extensively source off market properties here.  

I had enough food to get by.And I had to deal with a worldwide pandemic slowing down the economy when it came time to list my house.But life has a great way of balancing out the good and bad.

Is this a good or bad idea?

You all must agree to the same thing or else you will just end up fighting about what to do.Since your mom doesn't have it in a living trust, I suggest you do that right away.

There are opportunities out there but some strategies are risky. 1 - Airbnb (STR) comes to mind - very competitive, very saturated and becoming highly regulated.2 - Most STRs are transitioning to MTR so that market will be saturated soon if it isn't already.3 - Insurance crisis in florida is getting bad so those costs will eat up cashflow and short term appreciation.

Fortunately, most of them are unaware or unwilling to fight.

They're not bad people, and they do want to spend their time with loyal clients. 

no one killed that we know of so far but several injuries and a few neighborhoods hit pretty badly.