These all have grey areas as to the amount of loss of time or money.Contracting with these aspects will generally drive the cost up too, the more you require the more they may charge.

Private lenders have a prior personal or business relationship, partners, family, known from some social aspect. :) 

No real harm in it occurring now, from "damages" aspect.

Thank you all for all the input you left here to help my educational needs in this critical time for me.

Ask your Investor Ally to recommend both the Title Company and the Attorney.Finding your cash buyers first is the most important aspect of wholesaling - in my opinion!

But, the other critical number is the percentage your RE broker will expect for selling the house.  

In The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs, fix and flipper J Scott pulls back the curtain on the flipping process and shows you not only the cost ranges and details associated with each and every aspect of the flip, but also the framework and methodology for estimating rehab costs.You'll discover how to accurately estimate all the costs you are likely to face while flipping a home as well as what upgrade options you have to provide the biggest bang for your buck.

To be honest I've thought about the global warming aspect with regards to investing in charleston.

The most important aspect of this is to create the group first.  

A general business degree exposes you to several aspects of business and opens more doors than a real estate degree.