. * I think a lot of people on here (from an ethical and safety perspective) will tell you to get permits ahh and for a liability perspective also. 

Money can be cold, hard, lifeless by itself sitting their not being put to use in some positive way for the world.Now I like to watch people working and see who really has a  great work ethic and reward them.  

Focus on the "controllable" and keep your work ethic and attitude up.Second of all, this is a great insight. 

Originally posted by @David T coello:One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors.

By going to NARPM you can find someone with some experience and that is associated with an organization that has a set of standards and ethics it requires of its members.

I would also check references, call the title companies and wholesalers who have worked with this buyer before and see how ethical and honest they are.Hope you find this helpful!

That type of behavior hurts the reputation of all the honest, ethical creative investors and makes it that much harder for us to do business.I know lots of people who do sub2 deals the right way and make a lot of money with this tool.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

They didn't not show up because they are licensed, they didn't show up because they had terrible work ethics, and obviously references weren't checked.

In my opinion, a good / ethical guru shouldn't even market to or accept OP as a student for such an expensive program.