Why would that be the type you'd by now, even if it was not your personal first?

My take is that there's still a very important role they can play in the transaction, just maybe quite a bit different that it used to be, and certainly different roles for different types of buyers. 

We have a mid-term plan in place to transition to real estate/freelance type income fully within 6-10 years.  

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Another reason it’s a bad option for syndicator when working with these types of crowdfunding sites is that you don’t get to harvest the investor list for repeat business.

@Jeff Unruh Mecklenburg County, NC has a very robust online tool for search tax foreclosures to include narrowing searches by property type. http://mapserver.mecklenburgcountync.gov/foreclosures/Vacant land presents a whole host of potential problems that may inhibit a quick flip.

I don’t have to type up Craigslist ads or anything, just a simple toggle and it’s done.Hope that helps!

You could also put some type of contingency in the offer that will allow you to back out, but may times great properties are scooped up by investors that buy cash and as-is, so that could knock you out of the running. 

I'm not a very "salesy" type person, so if you could provide some scripting that would be fantastic.Thanks.

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