To me, offering your condolences to strangers while simultaneously trying to get their house for dirt cheap comes off as insincere, bordering on rude.

Rentals) as the taxes are paid by escrow or the due dates are the same (or practically) every year and there's a few different ways to find out what how much the tax bill ill and to pay it without physically holding the bill in your hand/possession. 

One of the best things I've now made mandatory in my business practice is exclusive buyers agreements and minimum commission rates that my broker will be paid out on any transaction.  

I doubt he's going to want to simply give up his cashflow/equity without compensation, but if his other option is having a spotlight put on his business practices....letting the local community know how he treats sellers.. he might be more inclined to negotiate.  

@Andrea TappIf you're simply asking how wholesalers speak to sellers, that's easy, they lie, just as the poster did above with his imaginary partner (who is not a partner), but then it's just a long list of deceptive practices, lying beginning with signing a sale contract as a buyer.Nothing personal Andrea, but really, what you're really asking is how do I get out of the mess I'm getting into?

One of the practical issues anyone involved in the marijuana industry faces is banking.

I have taken personal loans out at 11-13% from banks because it was more financially practical than the hard money route.

It exposes some very questionable tactics in your business model (if you can call it that), and bragging about almost ripping off an elderly widower through the unlicensed practice of real estate does not paint you in a positive or professional light. 

The court order also allows Wisconsin residents that are VPM tenants to terminate their leases with VPM without penalty, and seek financial damages against VPM that resulted from the company’s “prohibited acts and practices.

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.Hope that makes sense.