Ryan and others will talk about how you can not easily get a deal with an assignment or other fee funded using a traditional lender for a retail buyer.

The Cali guys are using a property management company.

with regard to an relator - My impression (from posters) is that the best deals are found though talking to home owners/whole sellers/birddogs (bascially not using a relator).

Also, when using a respirator make sure it offers the right protection.

I have never met an appraiser who was not opinionated, including myself (lol), and using a comp outside a subdivision is a subjective decission, as it depends on on several factors, but generally I agree that in a mature subdivision they should come from within.You made a very good point concerning the uphill battle that can be had if anyone begins to argue with an appraiser, as no one likes to be contradicted, especially from someone outside their area of expertise.In a perfect world there would be a property three doors down with the same floor plan, closed last week another like property four doors down the other direction and a third behind the subject on another street in the same mature subdivision.

Perhaps you can get financed using a blanket loan encumbering all your properties.

I've been using a little of each guru's training programs to try and round out my education/understanding of wholesaling and real estate investing, but nothing 1on1.

The problem with using a standard percentage is as Bill points out the dollar figure is more relative to lower sale prices and less for higher sale prices.

I could be wrong.I've been using a definition like this:A The kind of neighborhood you live in or would like to live in.B A nice working class areaC A little sketchy.

Ah, yeah, I'm closing on my first quad on the 27th, using a VA loan.