Thomas S.What to you would indicate professionalism (I know this seems super obvious, I'm just looking for a different perspective)?

@Jacob WhiteFrom my perspective, as someone who has wholesaled properties, there are pros and cons to the practice.

I'm not sure exactly what you'd need to set up for yourself from the legal perspective, but charging a reasonable fee to look into and help a seller in a consulting/coaching role, not as a profit-sharing partner in the sale, would be a much more legitimate business.

I'm having trouble deciding since it seems like it's shifting from one are to the next quickly.

But from a sellers perspective they may feel more comfortable with calling the hand written signs.

I understand the CA market is poor from a cash flow perspective, and the barriers to entry are very high from a cost standpoint. 

Sounds to me like this agent is not thinking from a long-term perspective.

Michael Prim I'm sure you'll get a lot of different perspectives.

Being able to hear from others gives me some perspective. 

As I had decided to shift my business model specifically towards potential Sub2 deals, I determined that refining these negotiating techniques would be extremely beneficial.