High Risk to achieve highest reward, or slow and steady?

The latter is a high risk, high reward sale.

@John Underwood  I like Johns Model the very best  for a local owner operator he understands the risks reward and REALITY of what he does..

You can still get some 18% tax certificate over the counter out of auction (unpaid bid, or homestead properties going over the $250 threshold), but they are few and need a lot of background work for a very small total reward vs time invested.If you want to own properties, then better focus on the tax deed auctions.

I am trying to build a referral rewards program for a real estate agent. 

I have been fortunate enough to enjoy a stable and rewarding career, with a credit score exceeding 780.

Take the time to learn about different types of real estate investments and their potential risks and rewards.

A successful wholesaler has a monthly budget and marketing plan.Ultimately, wholesaling can be a rewarding and extremely lucrative way to be in the REI game. 

Remember those 3 years crashes.So yes it's highly speculative high reward high risk investment.

We over paid for the property, but the reward was to good enough to justify this move.