The latter is actually better, but you will need some sort of business (it can be a very small business, so anyone can meet this criteria with minimal effort).Cost - both can be set up for $400-600 one-time fee plus ~ $150/yr administrative costs.

Wholesaling, despite what the gurus claim, takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, and no small amount of money.

I found Bigger Pockets in my search for genuine education about investing in real estate that didn't come with a sales pitch.

You will save a substantial amount of time and effort by not having to evaluate other syndicators, their strategies and their voluminous legal documents each time an investment drops on your doorstep.Full disclosure - I'm a syndicator.Good luck!

I wanted to leave a bread crumb trail so others could achieve the same results I have with less effort and do it quicker.  

We all benefit by hearing them as it can only help our due diligence efforts.

So you buy for 25k, put 10k in it, and sell for 35k minus fees, commissions, and promptly lose thousands for your efforts.  

You should at least make a solid effort of trying to find a good deal near you.

It takes time and efforts to break "the code" to enter this market.

I have no idea how difficult this would be, and how much effort is involved, and if the seller might not want to bother.