E.g. compare it to S&P 500 returns?

I want to compare this to the strategy I will be using.

The article compared a scenario in which an investor would own a few properties outright to generate the same income that someone who has many cash flowing properties financed would earn.

Talk to your CPA about planning for it if you are over that threshold.Jim, sole proprietorships are included with LLCs and S-corps for purposes of the deduction.

And to purposely not sign a contract up front and to play naive?

Definitely mild compared to the rest of the country but enough to do some pipe damage.

Use keyword rich content when crafting your descriptions.Check out what other people are renting their places out for on Airbnb and compare it to yours and adjust pricing accordingly.

Which I'm not so worried about compared to getting sued and having a company come after me for $48k because I hastily signed some contract. 

MS don't fool around.. they picked him up on Friday night ( you know on purpose) so he had to sit in the cooler until Monday when the judge got in to set bail.But every state is different on how they handle this stuff.in the list I gave you I have funded wholesalers and flippers in all those cities Save NY ... every other one I have funded in... along with half a dozen more cities not mentioned that are too tough to wholesale in in the first place like CA..wholesaling is a very very tough gig.. and not a starter strategy.. the guys I know that are successful have big business's with huge budgets to make this work.. its not a hey I have no money I am going to wholesale and get money to buy and hold.. can that work . sure a blind squirrel finds an acorn.. but to really make any money at it .. its a full blown business.. with all the things you need in a mature business enterprise.. staff  capital... experience and UBER sales skills.

Other issue can be corrected relatively inexpensively compared to a septic problem.