Driving your car on a sidewalk or playing with fireworks in the middle of the crowd are two examples that come to mind.

Many times I've heard from folks I deal with or have taught that it was their presentation that tipped the scales in a transaction.Even when it doesn't, it builds your reputation as a knowledgeable professional --- and that's what may seal the next deal.

If you can complete a major renovation/ value play it is possible to purchase something distressed and fix up for lower then perceived retail price, however this takes a massive amount of capital and knowledge to execute on the scale of an NYC apartment building.This is not to say that you can't find the needle in the haystack but it is not a scale-able modelFind me a deal that is otherwise and lets analyze it

Not sure the term "basis" comes into play.

Nw you have protected other buyers and with that necessary disclosure, they are likely to play ball more with you.

Is this an opportunity I should take advantage of, even though my personal finances are not ideal at the moment?

Now, if I play my cards right and work hard and have some preparedness to meet opportunity, then maybe I will be able to "talk" about the luxury of diversification.Having a marketable education and/or skillset can go a long way to keep you afloat in good and bad times.

You have essentially no liability (you don't have contracts with anyone, your client does), and you have essentially no risk.In most states, you probably need to have a GC license to legally play this role, but in at least a few, you don't (in many, it's not clear based on how the laws are written).

In reality I'm learning that wholesaling is still a 'pay-to-play' game where you have to invest some money in marketing and a significant amount of time dealing with all the un-motivated sellers to find the few motivated ones.Looking back, what would you have done to accelerate your 7yr learning curve?

How should I deal with this?