I believe that a well written letter that offers benefits to the reader and an easy call to action is one of the best ways to find great properties.

This should benefit you.

After getting married and adopting a newborn baby, I recognized the need for the health and life insurance benefits of a full-time position and hired on with Tandem Computers in 1992 making a six-figure salary.

IRS rules prohibit any direct or indirect provision of benefit, goods, or services, between the plan and a disqualified party - in either direction.  

I was being deliberately black and white, when I knew there were grey areas.My counter-question would be then: of what benefit is it whatsoever for a Wholesaler to be Licensed?

You have gotten good advise and a number of suggetions.Your job and the fringe benefits sound good and being an electrician is good both job.  

I use this format: PETIOProperty - type, description and rough as-is and ARVEquity - value less recorded mortgages and liensTitle - Record owner, entity or living or deceased person(s)Interest(s) - if owner is a deceased individual, need to know who legal heirs areOpportunity - specific ways to benefit, such as buy, fix and sell, or fix and rent, etc.You'll need a working knowledge or someone who can research title for you.

Additional note: I've read numerous accounts of syndicated deals and such, but very little about the intermediate steps to setting up the syndicate. 

Didn't see it as a bad thing as much as it could be a benefit.

The owners of the sports leagues and teams hold city governments hostage by threatening to leave without a new stadium being built which forces the city officials to deal with mobs of angry fans who buy into the BS marketing put out by the team that the stadium will "raise" revenue and "create" jobs and has all these benefits to the city.