To me “legitimate” wholesaling can be done a number of ways, none of which seem to be promoted by the popular gurus promoting wholesaling.  

The announcement of this new promotion was made not too long ago and they may still be working out the kinks.  

There might be demand, but oversupply in certain areas, like Orlando, is pushing prices so low that it becomes impossible for some property owners to break even, let alone turn a profit.Agents promoting STRs as "good investments" without considering the current market saturation, high operating costs, and potential competition do a disservice to buyers.

There is a relationship team sourcing deals, then due diligence teams to perform DD, and ultimately investment committee meetings and sign off.  

The other side will try to mediate a bit, and ultimately, if they don't cooperate you will get the eviction order.

Ultimately depends on you and what you'd feel comfortable with.

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This is what will ultimately equate to no interest or offers, even though you're seemingly priced correctly, according to the competitionTo summarize, this certainly isn't the market where record values are being set anymore, but I'm consistently seeing most of these lots sell at minimum recent comp levels, not below

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