However its feels good to be active and sharing ideas with like-minded individuals.  

They might agree to some type of workout but they were looking for people who could perform.When an individual borrows on real estate property he signs a Note (which is basically a type of IOU) and a Deed to Secure Debt, or Mortgage (a collateral agreement which gives the lender the right to take the property if the borrower defaults on payment).

Although this partnership is a good fit on paper, I would highly recommend that one's partnership somewhat compliment your personal investing style.Sometimes, that polar opposite creates a good balance; but also it challenges.I am providing this post mostly to share my personal observations and also, because there are equally as many request seeking partnerships and funding.For those individuals, I submit that that partnerships with colleagues, family and friend inherently involved possible nuisances in operating style, priorities, and realistic timeframes on the amount and division on your net return of investment.In summary, think, plan and have those discussions prior to forming your partnership, funding etc...these are just my thoughts in hindsight.

IMHO, the business lacks individuality and to be a top performer you'll need to more than copy another. 2).

Luckily, I have stayed relatively dry over the past few weeks, but there are a lot of individuals who haven't been so lucky.

So my question then would be is there a lack of serious competition in Ohio when it comes to wholesaling since it can only be practiced by licensed individuals?  

Most individuals eventually want to get current income from their investments and seem to move away from their IRA or put long term holds into their IRA.  

I've found two individuals that are selling a 29 house package deal about a hour away from where I live.

I heard a guru teaching that you could get and option agreement with a seller and not pay any earnest money deposit.  

FYI it's Big Brother mentality and the US Govt is really putting the screws on individual freedoms when it comes to what you want to do with your money.