The one of mine he chose was about how cheaply I'd added a 1/2 bath to a unit.

Mark - You've got to start adding punctuation to your posts . . .

I mortgaged 72k and with taxes and insurance my payment is $797/month.Section 8 pays me $1186, but I wanted $1300, so I made a side deal with this lady, as alot of people do, that if she wants the nice place, she is gonna pay me the extra $114 on the side.

It won't cost you an extra dime to have your own agent, and he or she will be on your side.

MARKETING is the name of the game1. run classified ads in the local paper (rent to own, bad credit ok)2. place signs all over advertising your rent to own3. advertise on craigslist

Even if your bringing in an extra 7-8.00 per hour, YOUR NOT WORKING!

When wholesaling should you have a federal Id number etc to claim money, or would you declare this as extra income on your personal taxes?

As a wholesaler it is important to be as accurate as possible when it comes to estimating repairs to gain trust, but with that said, you never know what extra things a rehabber might do to the house, so only estimate generally.

Nice extra cash cow :)Also ZG on gold, another no brainer :)Congrats on the nice sale!

Thanks, hope you don't mind the extra question?