Don't fall for their smooth sales process like I did.

The transaction went kinda smooth in my opinion.

You spend a few months in one of the units each year, but use that time to make updates on your properties and insure that everything is running smoothly.

Did it go smoothly? 

Again, in our case, it is all about communicating with an investor on the front end for what they can expect and being transparent about how we handle scenarios that may not go smooth or as expected.As for real value, so that I'm not mis-understood, there is real value to a higher-end renovation.  

But you have other leverage to use first.Think about the deposit, for example, and communicating the benefits of a smooth move out.

If you do start looking for a home now by the time you find something it would realistically be a month+ from now(6), wait for closing(8), move(9), get ready to rent your prior residence(10), so it might not be an issue at all because you're getting pretty close to that 1 year with things going smoothly realistically you'll likely be at 1 year before you actually made it a rental.Just notifying the lender will not cause them to call it.

Everyone is making very good money and the processes are as smooth as you can ask for; very defined.I am responsible for all the funding dollars; me or my private lenders out up the money.

All the ahead of time prep work is what makes the call/speech/interview...whatever, go so smoothly. 

A smooth, seamless transaction is what people want, on both the buy and sale side and that is what will set you apart from other wholesalers in this saturated market.