Am I missing anything?

Option 1 seems like the clear path toward lowest cost and easiest growth, but just making sure I'm not missing anything.

Missed this.

Are we on the right path, am I missing something?

Right now they are relying on you, the crowd, to perform the due diligence that they miss.

I believe the insurance company is using good business practice by requiring $300,000 liability insurance for a pet like a cat or dog.Ask an attorney and they will recommend the same renters insurance coverage.Additionally they would advise you to ask for a copy of the insurance coverage.A cat or dog can cause someone to trip and injure themselves, they could jump up on someone and injure them when they fall, the pet can bite someone (causing them to miss work), knock over a lighted candle and burn the place down.As you knew about the pet if the renter does Not have insurance they are going to attempt to make a claim on your insurance or sue you.

That means we could have had two houses together worth $3.4 Million but we missed out because I refused to let my friend know where the lots were and let him buy them at $100K each. 

I missed the boat on the WA one but looking and learning about other potential opportunities.  

There is a great sense of entitlement when one justifies doing the wrong thing to their benefit against public policy and the normal rate of compensation purely out of greed I might add.My implication above, which you usually miss, is that a Realtor won't be wholesaling, they will act ethically and legally as a licensee.

You may be missing transactions with public data.Out of curiosity, what was the draw to that area?