If you want to find people who will try to help you lose your money, telling them how much money you have and where you will be is a good way to start.You are limiting yourself way too much by focusing on LA, but with $2 million to burn you could likely find some good cash flow if you are paying cash, but you don't sound like the management type just from this.

I was hoping to see what other people have found success doing who are in the same situation, as from what I'm reading, there can be few different ways to handle it.

Hi everyone, I've been doing some research on people finding/reverse phone number websites and it seems that White Pages has the best reviews.

Lots to consider here but most important is finding the right team of people to help with this. 

Most people resonate with that and I eventually get the listing.  80% of the leads turn into listing eventually. 

A lot of people put more down but end up with a higher rate.

You send money to people you don’t know and have never met hoping that they actually do what they are supposed to without any escrow company or Trust account involved.

@Maricela Alonso there's plenty of successful people and companies doing wholesaling here in NJ.I'm also a buyer 👍

A lesson learned in this process so far is that adjusting rent is important specially considering the increases in taxes when going from 4% to 6%.

People value the payoff of real estate and investing, so I post my numbers, analysis and all the great tips that my businesses have profited from.