How do you protect your wholesale deal ?

Are you trying to wholesale, find properties to build your own portfolio?  

@Marvin Meng - that maxim about "If it's a real deal, you won't have trouble finding money" primarily applies to wholesalers who are trying to sell properties to investors by assigning the contract (it needs to be a real deal for the investor - if it is, someone will buy it) and to situations where you are partnering or syndicating (bringing on other investors as part owners) where you have an established track record and a good deal that people will be willing to buy into.Starting out to buy and hold or flip- you need your own capital OR you can borrow from 401k (cheapest) or credit cards (some are cheap or can be kept that way by rotating through various low interest deals) or you can borrow from family and friends and make it worth their while OR you can look for seller finance deals.  

Wholesale to start out?

I have a property for sale on Craig's List...I get a lot of wholesalers...who pretend they are "cash buyers"  who say you need to lower your price so I can make a profit and my buyer can make a profit too...what am I missing...why should I do that...I do not need them...

If I'm motivated to sell my house, how does a wholesaler appeal to me?

Wholesalers in other industries do this all the time. 

My goal in real estate is to do wholesale deal in Tampa area to gain some money to do buy and hold investment. 

So I'm am in the market for cheap wholesale/nonwholesale deals that I can buy-rehab-and-flip.

There are many local wholesalers and flippers who showed up at the last two events I attended.