If you don't know how to recognize a great deal then first is not buyers, nor is it a deal.

Leaving outdated, 100yrs old electrical that wasn't designed to handle modern electrical needs, that has been proven to be high risk for fire and does not pass any codes is not the responsible or ethical thing to do.

There's no need to think about scaling a wholesaling business before you've even proven that you can wholesale!

To do so on the back end is a sound and proven 1031 strategy to free up working capital while retaining a low basis productive asset.

It's like the broker hasn't proven themselves yet that they know what you want and can find it.

Private message me and I will send you a copy of Promissory Note we use.Have some skin in the game for the first few deals until you have proven yourself.

My screening and choices of tenants has been questioned here and elsewhere but my system has proven to be far above par tenant results wise.

Recognize that the mentor will want to be paid.

The depreciation recapture is all recognized in the year of sale. 

Trying to find ways around the proven methods are only going to get novice investors in way over their heads.You might as well go back to the old days when a novice investor looked at the first months ownership and declared they have zero expenses and massive positive cash flow.