My concern is though there are laws in place that make it illegal to market a property with the expectation of reciveing a commission without a license, so from my understanding that would make wholesaling in Ohio is illegal.

I understand that you can only transact as the principal, but can you collect commission when you buy?

Once the transaction has happened, there is no way to benefit from the exchange.As Ken said above, there may be other tax strategies, like cost seg, that could potentially help to offset the capital gain tax with other losses, but check with your CPA to see if any of those will work for you.

@Jasmine RussellMost states do, some don’t you can just google “public real estate tax records (state name)”“Public entity look up (state name)”You can check the registry of deeds to verify the llc they say owns the property, does own the property as every transaction is recorded with real estate You can also reach out to a title company, they’ll be able to help with your specific state etc and the nuances Not everyone has a portfolio website I’ll give you an example of one of my properties in Boston , it’s owned by 274 Seaver st llc and the address is 274 Seaver st In the corporation division you can google the name of the entity, and my name pops up, so boom I own the llc Then you go to tax assessor records and the deed says “grantee 274 seaver st llc” boom you know the entity owns the real estate Then you can google Hope this helps :)

In this area that we live in being so close to the Mexican border, there is a lot of Mexican money flowing in and out of our area whether it be illegal or legal, that's just the truth. 

I haven't come across any that provide leads, my broker signed me up with a lead service that doesn't charge for leads until you close on the transaction.

Title theft means someone may have taken ownership of the property from you or you were illegally sold the property.

It will be a double close so I’m wondering at what point do I call a lender to set up transactional funding?

A regular client who I worked with on several real estate transactions and his friend, the idea guy. 

Some investors who borrow money target certain cash on cash returns after accounting for the leverage in the transaction.