I am like you very interested in learning about wholesaling and purchasing income producing properties.Forums like this are a great way to meet other folks that are actively involved and are willing to teach and give advice.

I'm here in Seattle and I actually grew up in CA and our market here is producing a lot of high net worth individuals that want to lend capital to RE investors because of the HOT market.

If you can't produce the rent rolls and proof (bank statements) that your rent rolls are real, then I have to conclude that you either exaggerated the rent or you are trying to talk me out of buying the property, your move cupcake" 

I'm not quite sure - for me, I'd be moving in and operating the property myself until I raised the rents, improved them, or market appreciation did its job and produced cash flow capable of funding passive management, so I'd be cheating a little bit in this market.

This would be an income producing property that is already zoned for ag, commercial, and residential.  

This would be mutually beneficial because 1) the monthly payments on the asset would be more affordable and will be kept in the family, eliminating the need to consider a reverse mortgage and 2) I would be able to pull equity out of it in order to invest in another income producing property and 3) would be a better option to avoid estate taxes etc.

And who has produced the best leads that have resulted in deals?

I am interested in building more new rental units with alternative energy features that will produce rental income and residual income from energy systems.

It seems when it comes down to it, the S7 produces better quality images and videos.

It wouldn't produce cash flow, but it should lower what I'm paying in rent (other tenants subsidizing my rent), while *hopefully* building some equity through appreciation.Is this a crazy strategy?