Wholesaling Details once under contract

[Sandy Peters]

I would be forever grateful to any successful wholesaler who would be willing to talk to me for 15 minutes to clear up some of the detailed questions I have on wholesaling. I am in Southern Cal so a local person would be great but I am not picky. I'm looking for the answers to some detailed questions once the property is under contract. Some examples of my questions are:

I assume the very first step is to open escrow immediately? Any think specific to look for when choosing an escrow company?
What things does the wholesaler need to handle prior to being able to assign the deal? Inspection? Repair estimate? Insurance? Other?
Does the wholesaler show up at closing with hard money in case the deal falls through?

Thanks in advance for you help.