As you put more and more mental energy into learning from other investors, your frame of mind will begin to shift away from the "employee" thinking toward "business" thinking.

Hi @Taylor Herman, the best approach really starts from the perspective of a real estate developer.

My corporate experience indicates time is shifted with automation as opposed to actually saving time on paperwork.Good luck.

You are right though, it's not wholesaling anymore and now I just had a paradigm shift because here I am trying to figure out a way to find deals virtually for flippers in San Diego (which is the market I understand best) and the term wholesaler was what my mind reverted to when describing what I was doing.  

@Jeff Burdick  I was looking at providing some equity for a few flips In Wriglyville.. those pads were selling for 3 to 4 million each.. no sign of massive issues... its the same in most of the mid west rust belt cities you have socio and economic obsolesance and you have movement from those areas by those that want better schools and housing.. markets shift and change... just the way it is.

You compensations for retaining the risk is the savings in PM fees between 1 & 2.Hopefully the example quantifies your perspective on your risk, and in turn, helps you choose which fits your risk tolerance better.

I'm interested in hearing different perspectives on this.  

From my perspective, I see wholesaling as a pipe dream for most ...

From a commodity price perspective, I think oil has a few more risks.

Reading books and listening to podcasts have really had the most influence on me and my perspective.