It is normal for the contract to be rewritten between your buyer and seller since in an assisgnment you are assigning them the rights to do so.

I would definitely agree that the normal path would be to refile.

Hey @Don Daniels - not too sure why it was doing that on the front page of your blog, but if you go into the blog post itself, it looks normal: http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5100/blog_posts/37492-getting-started-with-wholesaling---week-2-progress Might be a bug, but either way, the whole site is coming out with a re-design in the coming weeks so it's gonna look way different soon anyways!

He thought that since he was bringing me the possible deal anyway, he thought he would take his commission like he normally would, and that would be part of his 50% money in.

I am sure this question has been asked 1,000 times so if someone wants to direct me in the right place, I would be very appreciative.In my town, a normal Cash on cash return is around 6-7% if you are paying cash.

if it caught on and became a part of the normal screening process for every landlord to check, then...very useful. 

Is this a normal trend or do I have to do some more research?

Also, companies in the real estate sector that have to import equipment, materials or input of any sort in the normal course of their business, would have to spend more per the devaluation.

I have a pretty good understanding of what an investor wants versus normal home buyer.

I normally use the MLS being an agent but sometimes you will get other types of information from the Zillow's & Trulia's but I have also found a bunch of misinformation on them too.