The strategy must have come from simply devising a term as used in wholesale and retail, dividing buyers up who by to intened to live in a home as a retail buyer those who are in the business buying wholesale.

It may be easier than a full retail/flip, but the hardest part is finding deals and that's true whether you wholesale or rehab/flip/rent.

If you are strictly wholesaling, you may want a 'better' form than the retail contract.

There are retail homes available, foreclosures, and I'm sure there are also various distressed properties just waiting for the right buyer.

The hedges have driven us little guys away from the foreclosure auctions, plus they're buying everything at near retail from about $80k to $180k, so there's some pressure on decent listings.

We have developed many office buildings, office parks, retail space, etc., and business owners want professional office space.

Selling for just below retail.

Bryan, I have worked in retail banking where I did originate mortgage loans; those were the days leading up to the crisis when a pulse was all that was necessary for pre approval.

If you're going to do fix and flips, whether for the retail market (owner occupants) or investors (rentals), fix it and sell it ASAP.OTOH, if you want to hold rentals, plan on holding them forever.If you rent it for three years, you will just have to redo some of your rehab in order to sell it, especially to a owner occupant.

I'm great at sales (I've started a company - was profitable, in big box retailers and sold it off), I'm now self-employed (yuck - but I do have some control), and I do well.