Your idea of 'buckets' with the ability to take notes & automations to remind you when to follow up are very easy to build in ActiveCampaign.

If you tell someone that you're spending all your free cash to buy a rental property and someone points out that buying property with no reserve and no ability to respond to unforeseen emergencies is a really bad idea and that you have no business buying property in your current, they may be right and maybe you need to adjust your plan by waiting till you have more cash, partnering with someone, etc.I think the reverse is also true. 

The problem is when I open the lead there is no link of ability of any kind to verify the email address.  

So they seller could easily net twice as much if they have the ability to wait a few months.Generally well above market asking prices aren't going to be worth the hassle if you are trying to do volume. 

Do wholesalers have the ability to buy or are they attempting to contract outside of the listing agreement doing the same thing the agent is doing?

There are exceptions, but the squeaky clean tenant base of Provo is arguably one of the best tenant bases in the nation (definitely not talking about single student housing here) in terms of their ability to pay and the way they treat your property.  

He has an ability to captivate audiences whether live or recorded and has influenced many to take risks they thought impossible before. 

you will need a private money second or a money partner.Things to watch out for: Only use a reputable lender, watch out for all the fees (appraisal, loan app fee, processing fee, notary fee, points, etc), be careful of those who may promise one thing but have more intention or ability to perform on it (over promise, under deliver), and make sure you fully understand all the docs you are signing.

Does this option make sense, or should I just use my money on a totally new rental property and utilize our ability to live elsewhere in the short term?

He is married and I am wondering what sort of claims his wife can make against the trust if they divorce or if he dies.Also does a will have any ability to remove me as trustee?