Additionally, sometimes there are smells left behind that need to be remediated. 

Places that used to be on the market for days are now sitting vacant for around 30 days. 

What we get out of it......creating a group that some of our best borrowers can get access to good deals.More than likely be virtual (zoom etc) and be an intensive, no-fluff training on how wholesaling is done, and what investors are looking for.

Excited to be a part of this group!

If you want to be completely anonymous, you can use a Registered Agent.

or would you rather be more involved in the process of purchasing/selecting coverage?

Because you are getting the home for 5% down and hopefully holding for the long term, you will almost certainly be get a better ROI than the ROIs you can get elsewhere in the investing world.

Would be fun to see some fellow BiggerPockets people there. 

Sellers and agents often inflate prices based on potential income, but like you said, you want to base your investment on what's actually being produced right now.

I normally buy and hold but this happens to be a flip I did, so this is fairly new to me.