Housing starts have been fueled by rising rents, cheap mortgage rates, and an abundance of low- and no-downpayment mortgages.The 80/10/10 piggyback loan has been in high demand of late, and buyers are finding the Fannie Mae HomeReady™ home loan to be a worthwhile alternative to FHA lending.The math for "Should I rent or should I buy?"

Happy to educate with alternative, hands-off real estate investments.

I've been listening to countless podcasts and reading as much as I can but I haven't seen my question answered so I thought I would join this forum and throw it out there.

For those wholesalers that have access to the MLS, how? Did you get your real estate license, become a broker, team up with an agent, become an "assistant"? Was it worth it?And for those that go without the MLS, what ...

An alternative, or additional strategy would be to give him some vague details so he feels like he's gaining knowledge for the market. 

I am a beginner that has read and read, watched countless videos from the top 4 or 5 experts in the field and never heard this asked.  

Alternatively, their websites may be able to provide you with some leads.I hope this helpsKirk

I am SO thankful to have been turned on to networks like BiggerPockets and to see the countless people out there eager to help each other learn, and in turn grow each others businesses.I have spent every moment of my free time brainstorming, researching, and networking since the weekend.  

The wholesaler will pay for 2 closings if there are 2 closings:A sells to W and closes (1st set of closing costs), then W sells to B and closes (2nd set of closing costs).Alternatively, W could assign the contract to B, resulting in:A sells to B and W has no part in the deal and no closing costs (I don't think W has closing costs, but check the deal.)Jim.

I don't see how you have a better alternative.