Your question, "what are the steps to doing a wholesale deal", has been asked many times and is answered in many different ways in these articles and postings.

I have found a potential wholesale deal and even an interested buyer.

I have heard I should buy from wholesalers ....I have heard I should hire bird dogs....I have heard I should go to auctions....I have heard I should buy from lawyers who do loan mediation...I have heard a lot of things BUT what is the best way to go about getting the best deal ?????????????????????????

Apparently I've read some conflicting stuff about options lately.

I've been under the impression that you can put under option, market and then when you find a buyer either assign the option or put under contract and...

I am currently beginning my "side business" as a real estate wholesaler, but am also pretty close to finishing my classes to get my PA agent's license.

I have a potential seller that this may work great for.Can anyone give more info into doing this for wholesale.

Land Trusts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/03/11/land-trusts-asset-protection/ Wholesaling: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/03/04/wholesale-transactions-avoiding-dealer-classification/

Only use it to advertise to find sellers or invest a little in education.But get as much free education and look for sellers using free methods as you can in the beginning, then use funds from your first wholesale deal to ramp it up.

Negotiating...I believe if more wholesaling "gurus" emphasized this tactic, there'd be less stress and heartache for wholesalers..Let's face it, some people who get into real estate via whatever strategy aren't great negotiators..they really have to work to learn it..

Last two props owned by out-of-state owners we looked at - could have been good wholesale deals.