I completed a flip in the Gwynn Oaks area a few weeks ago.

They had a sub contractor link and complete sets of plans.

You have to be completely passive in the deal and can only get distributions from the performance of the deal.

Look at each (distressed) property through Investment-colored glasses, and put your personal likes and consumer sentiments aside - completely!

I agree completely that some wholesalers offer some pretty stupid deals.

I'd check with an attorney that handles claims like this.

You may not be able to get a copy of the appraisal completed by the buyer's lender but as Mathew suggested, at least should be able to get a list of the comps used in the appraisal and compared them to those you used to arrive at your list price.

Have you completed the episode, @Rob Haines? 

I've noticed that the MLS in Chicago has not only totally dried up of good deals, but in some places dried up completely.

So can go into a neighborhood's GIS system and look up what the individual parcels are assessed at and omit the building (also referred to as improvements), typically the real value of nearby parcels is somewhere between 50% and 75% of what the county claims; example: if the Fredericksburg GIS system claims that a certain house's land is assessed at 50K then your investor should NOT buy it at more than 37,500 at the VERY most.One MAJOR point to take into consideration is: an investor that you will help buying a parcel of land is an investor that will have less money to make future purchases.Good luck, and fee free to shoot me any questions as I'm very familiar with the Fredericksburg area and won't hesitate landing a helping hand to fellow BP.