Having worked in commercial bank finance for 10 years, there would be some serious challenges in getting this done conventionally if it came across my desk, with or without the 30% down.

I know hedge funds stories has been kicked around a bunch but I thought this article I read today was good explaining what their process is for the big guys. http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Rising-Interest-Rates-Pose-First-Big-Challenge-to-Emerging-Single-Family-Rental-REITs/149416

As far as comps since I don't have mls access I can only get a range from the popular sites, I did pull a list of recent sales from the tax site I'm still searching for buyers in that area I have found some but getting contact info has been challenging

This is a pretty straightforward question. When it comes to keeping your volume up on your wholesale deals who are your most reliable consistent buyers? Rehabbers or buy/holders?

That is my biggest scare with all this, being an Inspector I have seen it all and then some.

Don't buy thinking about how great it is but rather what its challenges are going to be.

How to obtain financing would have to be the biggest thing I would like to learn from this site.

A high failure rate doesn't necessarily mean the information isn't legitimate - it might just be a challenging business.Maybe a good follow up question would be: Is it fair to lump all Gurus into the "dishonest", "scam", "swindling" category?

What's difficult or challenging right now.

The challenges are offering seller financing to consumers in the post Safe Act environment.