Also looking to make connections and see if there are any clubs or networking events. 

In the event that all inspections have not been completed and/or buyer's partner's approval has not been determined by the original date, time being of the essence, the approval contingency shall be extended another __ days"Keep track of these dates during your wholesale process.

You are also devaluing your property by not having rent at market in the event you wish to sell.

Connect with people at the network events to find the real "deals" and be willing to look a little outside of Seattle, and be patient.

I am planning on doing at least one of these local meet up events within the next month.  

But you'll want to get some competent acct counsel to avoid inadvertently triggering a tax event. for a member or the LLC not related to the real estate.  

Also, reading the title ownership on the county doesn't help if you don't know how to interpret some past events.  

Aside from major economical events like the Great Depression, World War II and the Oil Crisis, this is a pattern that has been happening like clockwork for the last 2 centuries.

Also, I hear people say that REIA events are the best place to network.. have you found this to be the case?

In the event the lease is terminated early a portion of that money is to be refunded to the tenant.What you are doing is a major business mistake and the reason why landlords never accept advance rent payments from tenants.