A lot of legitimate title companies and banks won't get involved in wholesale deal out of fear of implication.

There must be a legitimate legal purpose for it right?

It helps them to see what others see and takes the sting out of paying the screening fee if they don't qualify.You may already know this, but DO NOT EVER accept a report provided to you by the applicant - even if it looks legitimate and is recently dated.

Told her I agreed to the early release of the tenants, only because I assumed that the property had been maintained and that it was a legitimate request.  

There are a lot of good legitimate articles and websites out there.

If the seller is simply told "I'm buying your house" the seller is legitimately entitled to be upset if the wholesaler later comes back and says "sorry, can't close, keep my $10".OTOH, If the conversation was that the wholesaler is going to try to find a buyer, and the purchase and sale agreement is what allows them to do that and to collect their fee, then backing out is not so bad.

Go to CreditKarma, and dispute it if it isn't legitimate.

It seems like a real legitimate and interesting business model.

@Todd GoedekeIn order to be eligible for a Solo 401k you must have legitimate self-employment activity or business with "earned" income.

Syndication is a legitimate tool.