They have proven to be some of the most friendly and genuine people I have ever met, become good friends, and we would have never connected if it wasn't for the real estate business.This is a retired couple who lived in what may would consider a C-class neighborhood.

I have also read that PA has some different tax laws for investment (doesn't recognize 1031 exchange for state taxes, I think?)

Sounds good in theory.A lender will look at the interest held, 49% and the debt against that as well as the purchase of the 51%, they may or may not recognize the skin in the game after one year that is claimed to have been circumvented by the paperwork shuffle.

My wife used to live in The Gates and said that she thought that she recognized your name from the neighborhood.

Building a buyer's list has proven to be the most difficult part of the wholesaling process for me.

I know SPM, but have never heard of CB before or at least I do not recognize them right off the bat.

Hit them with some proven content of how you invest, and then allow them to contact you if they want to do a deal or not.

Growing up I guess I recognized the bad guys in westerns before the plot thickened, it's pretty obvious when the guy standing on a wagon is saying his bottle of secret formula can cure poor eye sight, any cough, back pain and can take stains out of your clothes and soften your leather boots!

I didn't need to sell but the people had proven themselves good tenants and I was willing to work with them.

I guess I can't just drop what I have and enter a non proven inexperienced area.