I wanted to say quick and easy money, and maybe you could say it is easy relative to going through an entire flip process... but it seems like the process is set up to net the wholesaler a quick sum of money per property with minimal hassle.

We are also fully renovating each property to minimalize repair needs over the next 15 years. 

At the urging of a friend, I attended a MAREIA meeting, pitched a few deals which were well received and am now actively seeking my first deal.My immediate goal is to build enough cash reserves which would allow both my husband and myself to quit our 9-5's within the next year. 

All over the place I am catching charges above retail when part of the sales pitch was, "we get lower service prices due to volume".  

While the risk is minimal, I would go ahead and get it taken care of.

My other concern is making sure that I'm analyzing a deal properly and minimizing any risk.

@Jesse Fisher @JR T. makes a good point about trusts, BUT, unless you purchase in the name of the trust, and any mortgages are in the trust's name, it'll be clear who the owner is (you) with minimal research.

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch.1.

Not to say that some of those "Guru's" don't know what they're talking about or don't have great systems in place, but with the thousands of dollars you spend on their courses/sales pitch, (call it what you want) you could easily put that same money towards an investment, JV, etc., (after doing your research of course).  

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