@Ned Carey   Ned I agree with you that if  you buy and resell no issues. that's what I do =for  a living I fund numerous TK and wholesalers nationwide so they can indeed buy and then resell in their name..

Jack or Jill homeowner does not want to deal with it, no matter the rate or method in most cases.As investors, we have to ask ourselves "how can we afford this".  

@John Van Uytven I plan to eventually turn real estate investing into a method of passive income that could replace my current income and allow me to do the things that give me joy (family, volunteering, travelling, et al.).

- ive done many FSBO's buying and selling. if you are competent enough to accurately price your home and handle the negotiations, you will ask yourself why you have ever paid the big money % to a realtor afterwards. most people dont know this but when it comes to the actual transaction, this is all done by a title company. a realtor is there to basically to help find the buyer/seller and act as a middle man instead of the buyer and seller negotiating directly with each other (the method i prefer).call a title company and just talk to them, you would probably be amazed at what all they do and how little it actually costs to transact real estate

I recently heard of these 2 types of transactions and happened to speak with someone indicating they are interested in a leasing some property and wasnt really sure if a possible deal could be structured based on the above methods.

Questions asked will typically be responded to with numerous ideas, viewpoints and insight.Are you a buyers agent, listing agent, specific focus?

The methods I've used in the past are no longer working well.

Has anyone used the method used in the Creating Wealth by Robert G.

Our team closed several hundred short-sales last year and I can tell you there are numerous strategies for being successful at buying them. 

Shawn Holsapple view is definitely discussed in the book Landlording On Autopilot, and I know many people follow that method.