I can guarantee you, that someone in the guru's SubTo community would not be able to or is positioned to resolve this kind of issue.Creative financing takes money, experience and risk and knowing which Creative financing technique to use based on the circumstances, the lender, the seller's goals, your goals for the property and so on.Back to your question "in the realm of residential, why do SubTo vs Contract For Deed?'

There are bogus companies and "gurus" claiming to techniques they invented.

So no psychological techniques?

You can simply go to the Cost Seg Audit Technique Guide.You point to ATG?

With the proper network, ability to comp & marketing techniques.. would it possible/more ideal to wholesale elsewhere than MA?  

Because the owners of Licensing Experts pay ALL CASH, the closing usually occurs 3-6 weeks, which is very fast compared to traditionally financed commercial deals I've seen on Bigger Pockets.The whole thing hinges on their very clever technique of getting existing commercial retail tenants engaged, willing to move into their newly acquired properties who are coming up for a lease renewal or lease expiration, rather than marketing for new commercial tenants - which would take way too long.Licensing Experts is somewhat of a "front" for their Mentorship Platform, as they evidently have many of their own separate entities for which they use to actually purchase and close on their commercial properties assigned by their mentees. 

The trash can etc. are likely diversionary techniques which I would not entertain.

So the technique is not 100% fool proof. 

A number of the top REITS have found a technique that lets the investor initially 1031 into a DST on a temporary basis and after 2 years the REIT absorbs the DST and the investor receives the equivalent of shares in the REIT which makes the investment liquid.

(because you will be evicting the tenant)Some property managers use that technique to enhance their bottom line.