Coming to the Wholesaling forum to crack jokes, parody, lampoon and stereotype potential wholesalers and openly insult those who engage in it is, in my opinion, not the best choice.Maybe the pro forum would be a better place for that.

There have been additional changes but I haven't kept up since abandoning Washington a few years back.The caution is to know the laws of the area that you solicit and buy preforeclosures in.Also, Here's a post I did on Subject To that may helphttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-using-subject-to-to-get-free-properties-a-quick-guidelinePay time for notorious foreclosure rescue scammerhttps://www.atg.wa.gov/news/ne...It's classified as "Equity Skimming"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/def...RCW 61.34.030Criminal Penalty.Any person who wilfully engages in a pattern of equity skimming is guilty of a class B felony under RCW 9A.20.021.

I look forward to the responses and engaging discussions to come.Best regards, JonPaul Kessinger 

Sign contracts each and every time you engage a vendor/independent contractor, make sure you have appropriate levels of insurance, and make sure any vendors/independent contractors you engage is properly insured and list you as additional insured.

The prospect of engaging in meaningful discussions, sharing experiences, and building professional relationships is of paramount importance to me.Srini Reddi

More importantly sign contracts each and every time you engage a vendor/independent contractor, make sure you have appropriate levels of insurance, and make sure any vendors/independent contractors you engage is properly insured and list you as additional insured.

Are you wanting to stay engaged in the restaurants but diversify your portfolio? 

They determine rankings by "engagement".

Just listen to the podcasts, read the books and engage on the posts". 

I've also begun engaging with the Bigger Pockets forum and podcasts.