I emailed Jo recently and she replied that investors were not her expertise.  

You pay a lawyer for their knowledge, expertise and education.  

The rehabber adds value to the property, making repairs and improvements, the process requires a greater degree of knowledge, expertise, time, labor and skill and for that, the rehabber is entitled to a greater profit.A wholesaler does not add value to the property but provides a service, finding a property for a buyer, marketing efforts, perhaps facilitating the contracting aspects.

Consulting is not a capital intensive business, and unlike those competitors who charge more for pass-through overhead than expertise, we've never had offices in a high rise and so forth.I doubt my company will ever get any business from people here, especially since most of the people are in geographic areas in which we do not generally operate.

Some CPA said 1099 is for independent Contractor, the kids do not have any specialty or expertise to qualify as the Contractor, or Self-employed.And as the Husband_wife LLC, there is no Payroll at all, so which form should issue to the Kids' Income?

Your knowledge and expertise in an area can't be outsourced from india or china.

Talk to everyone and tell them you're buying houses, something will shake out.There are a lot more experienced wholesalers on here so I'll let them chime in with their expertise. 

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If you have real estate expertise and favorable financing, your control over your investment can be high and your risk of macro shocks can be lower--though never non existent.Not saying the idea you are sketching out is the best deal in the world, but someone could see the situation you describe as "$100 a door that will always be achieved in a stressed environment" as a VERY good way to put money safely to work.

@Joe Wood, I wish I could help but this is beyond my expertise.