Also - you need to consider what additional risk you have holding in your individual names if, for instance, your partner runs into financial troubles and his/her other creditors get a judgment and attach a lien to his/her interest in the property.  

Unlike say a Century 21 which is often individually owned franchise, my company Long & Foster is all corporately owned....so they spend a lot of money on marketing and building the brand for us.

@Chris K.We are not talking about a few rouge individuals that got greedy.

Can anyone recommend a good book that teaches wholesaling?

I have been told to be a well rounded individual within the real estate market.

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I am less focused on determining the value of a property based on zip code but more on the individual merits of a property which includes many factors.

Two things you might want to look into as a way to get around like minded individuals is the SDCAA (San Diego Apartment Association) and REIE (Real Estate Investors and Exchangers) through the SDAR.  

I am certainly excited to be apart of this family of like minded individuals.

I teach FPU at my church for one thing, and, sit on the Board of Directors for multiple Not-For-Profit companies.