Which was pretty much my intention if I had secured the place Any ideas on WHERE to find these type of deals ?

Does anyone know a good way to structure a 3 Option Letter of Intent when wholesaling?

Obviously this may not always be the case and some people may truly only need the property value and have no intention to sale, but it is good to educate them on the fact that Trulia/Zillow is not always accurate. 

My intent is to use this portfolio to accelerate my retirement horizon and develop a secondary stream of income that's less dependent on my physical time.  

S-8 is not a bad deal when handled properly, professionally, and intentionally.  

That is my intention starting into this business.

I just wonder if I should have played it differently and tried to sell it fsbo to an end user with no intention of buying it myself.

Has anyone ever used a Lease/Option to control a property, with the intent to flip it?

A better approach might be to send a letter of intent to the listing agent with some options that you have been able to come up with for creative solutions you have used in the past to help foster win-win sales.

Basically, if you have a property that is vacant for 30 or more days with no intentions of getting it occupied, you are supposed to register that property with the city for a fee of $200 / year.