Good rehabs are houses that are not "retail ready", maybe coupled with a situation like a pending foreclosure (or short sale).

You get the property and flip it to one of your list of retailers and you have made a nice chunk of change.

If you are considering a marshal arts studio, you might want to understand that this type of "retail" tenant creates noise, and will disturb other adjoining tenants..

To get a dealer's license in Virginia (I say dealer as you can choose retail, broker, etc - I chose "dealer") you need to contact Dept. of Housing and Community Development...I believe.

A homeowner will readily take my close-to-retail lease option offer versus the wholesaler's offer at 50% below market.

The Kresge Foundation, started by the Detroit family behind retail giant Kmart, has promised $150 million toward the project."

The foreclosures are going for close to what I would consider retail and the short sales are generally not even hitting the MLS.

I have a couple wholesaling courses where the writer advocates this as a viable strategy.In my experiance most folks posting on Real Estate For Sale/By Owner on Craigslist are investors peddling a rehabbbed/refurbished house & are really looking for a retail buyer.I have found u have to wade thru 40 to 50 ads before you find an actual "Mom and Pop" seller with a fixer house for sale.Not a very efficient prospecting strategy.Any comments or insights greatly appreciated.

A retailer may assign a part of future sales.

If you're the seller looking to sell to a retail buyer, you shouldn't be at the property when the seller is walking through.