If you have great people working for you in Santiago, Chile or Lincoln, Nebraska you've made the ultimate hedge against downside.  

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I don't know what the other deal is, and I don't know what the owner is ultimately looking for, I am just looking for other people's experience or advice on this subject.

Be sure to check out Ultimate Free Beginners Guide There are lots of threads on wholesaling. a popular one is "the Truth about Wholesaling"

Ultimately I am trying to gather data on approaches, methods and/or hone in on any patterns.

Building a website yourself is going to be more cost-effective and ultimately more efficient.

Not a very big margin when you're at that entry level price point of $90k-$120k.For more info on the other neighborhoods around Parma give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read.

Like other people have said before, there is no right answer and ultimately you need to do what’s best for you!

That's why it's turnkey, it's a done for you operation, investor pays retail for the service, and it's a great service for the ideal turnkey investor, but it's not for the value-add buyer in growth phase.The Operation - Economies of Scale & EfficienciesThe bulk buying of properties is an ultimate advantage for a turnkey provider, this is the biggest value-add in the entire business model.

This means you can have access to the loans that would available to you in your personal name, and the lender cannot use the Due on Sale Clause to call the loan because the St Germain Act protects the Land Trust, as it is considered an estate planning tool.An experienced attorney should be able to help you identify strategies like the one above to help protect you, and ultimately save you time and money in the process.