To clear up the distinction, everything everyone said has been right in their own respective context's however a property going from LLC can go to personal names or intervivos living trusts with conventional financing but yes it cannot go from LLC to LLC using conventional financing and this distinction is where portfolio or commercial financing is needed.As for the up to 6 financed properties for cash out yes freddie mac can do this while fannie is limited up to 4 unless if its delayed financing which has a limit of 6 for freddie and up to 10 for fannie with varying LTV's depending on whether your doing delayed financing or if you're doing a regular purchase/rate and term refinance and depending on how many units you're financing.2-4 units typically have LTV's that are lower by 5% as compared to 1 unit properties on the purchase and rate term refinance with properties 5-10 with fannie, however the other distinction is that with freddie properties 1-6 and even 5-6 dont have that "lower," LTV reduction as with fannie so this can be seen as a niche.to do a traditional cash out with out LTV or value restrictions the property will have to be owned for 6 months.

Typical for this type of article, there is no distinction made between properly disclosed investor transactions.

Bloodhounds and beagles can track specific scents even through the scent blocking charcoal impregnated material so yes it's a very viable option.

The distinction is whether or not B (you) has to bring money.

Usually there is no distinction for HOAs if that agents serves more than one HOA.

It is important to make that distinction, that is where you are a "Principle" in the transaction thus not brokering a deal.

This niche (and supply) is just not large enough for Wall St. who has to do everything on a grand scale due to the amount of money involved.I asked what I did above not because the local guru planted thoughts in my head, rather, its something I've been meaning to ask for a while as I start setting up my business.There are so many books out there that make this seem like a get rich quick scheme but my experience tells me otherwise and I wanted to hear from people who are actually doing it.From the outside looking in, it appears there are two distinct types of wholesalers: 1.

In our area(s) and experience (which feels more limited as time passes) a rooming house serves a distinct clientele:  a) university students (perhaps a sub-population such as international students); b) work force for a major employer (factory, refinery, mine, hospital) or c) those on the margins (those one step from the streets, the mentally ill {as governments have closed most of the traditional homes and care facilities}, the addicted, etc).  

The second closet door doesnot close, the door knob isdefective. 4) The wooden flooring all around the apartment had severalcracks and niches more distinctly at the entrancearea. 5) The ceiling has a crack running through right across thefan.6) The TV Mounting rod from ceiling was turning out to be ahindrance and a lethal weapon.

I got the distinct impression that any reasonably good distressed deal would be snapped up by a pro likely before I would even get a chance to see it.But my ignorance in this topic is literally boundless at the moment, so I'm very happy to hear that maybe there's more room for the little guy than I thought!