@Rick Shipp you might also consider signing up for the creative real estate investing class at Wake Tech Community College (6 evenings - 80 bucks, I think).

Just because it may not fit a wholesale model does not mean its a 'dead lead' there can still be money to be had.Get creative..

We just purchased a rehab rental in a joint venture and plan to do some creative business in the real estate market moving forward.

How has anyone else be able to creatively finance anything when Realtors were involved?

I think the responses were creatively denying certain breeds of dog and one person who wanted to confirm that a tenant claiming disability actually had it, since there are, unfortunately, many people who try to take advantage of a situation like this.

I like your creativity.  

You're all so creative with finding solutions to things and making money while doing it.

@Christopher McGuire What I'm seeing on the surface is an ugly deal for you...but, that doesn't mean a little creativity can't make it work.Let me see if I got this straight:1 - You have $10,000 in cash in the property already, but no debt.2 - You can only rent it at $400/month, and will lose money every month until you "unload" the property...which could be 60 payments of losing money (5 years).3 - The Tenant/buyer has agreed to buy the property from you in 5 years for $25,0004 - You anticipate losing more money over those next 5 years through added CAPEX5 - You don't want to hold the house long term.Questions:1 - When you first bought this house, what were your intentions to do with it?

Check out these:Chicago Creative Investors Association - https://www.ccia-info.com/home.htmlChicago Area Real Estate Investors Association - http://www.careia.org/home.html

Yup... no need for incorporation until you actually start doing a deal.