Both @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner along with every BP podcast highly suggest it and, while I'm a newby, the reasons all seem to make perfect sense: Avoid bugging an agent to write offers, access to the MLS, potentially saving a commission and having the ability to give my commission away to the listing agent to help encourage getting things doneCan an Illinois agent see the Michigan MLS & vice versa?

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When you saw the same deal from three different wholesalers, it was perfectly reasonable at that point to ask each of them to provide a copy of an executed contract.  

(I am not talking about breaking bones, lol) I would prefer not to post them, but think creatively.

I happened to read this at the perfect time. 

When the shower runs, it drains perfect fine.Initially, I thought it was just something leftover from the construction and it would clean itself out. 

Perfectly said!

I have the perfect lawyer for you to do a land trust with.

Try to talk to some lending programs, there are a lot of aggressive lenders here on BP, but for 130k and your income in CA, I don't think it is hard for you to get one, maybe bring someone with almost perfect credit score and you might hit the jackpot.

Joel Owens , Perfect.