Some random person off the street claiming they can rehab a house for XXX profit is risky.

I am thankful we have more investors buying homes now than sub-prime buyers.However, history does repeat itself, which is inevitable, so we just have to stay ahead of the curve, adapt to change and not get too comfortable.The next cycle will happen and will create numerous problems, in addition to numerous opportunities.I'm again reminded of A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

$5 k for 8 30 min phone calls by a random person regurgitating Internet videos?

You have to be an agent for several years.2) I work for my own company, however (as required by law) my licence hangs with a random broker.

My first batch of 100 was just a random pull of SFR's, 3/2, purchased before 2000 in a specific zip.

I have figured out a lot of them are coming from a local turnkey provider, and the rest seem to be randoms. 

What would be the purpose of listing a home and just "wishing on a star" with some random list price that the home would sell?

Random jobs since I was a teenager.

Sounds like you're wholesaling.Since no real investor will be interested on something off the MLS, it probably doesn't matter much how you get the random people you talk to in the houses, or how you try to manipulate a contract to have it deceitfully allow assignments.

...When you randomly pull over to look at a property because it looks like it can be a good investment.