Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

3) How can a person narrow in on the right submarket as the SNF has markets all around the mountain range (it spans 8 counties I think you said)?

OP, I would narrow your approach and focus down, otherwise you will go into overload.1. 

Biggest challenge for me has been finding a property that fits my narrow criteria.

Wholesaling is putting a property under contract, assigning it to someone else to close, and then making a spread (money) for being the conduit.

We will spread the word!

LOL So now each of my LLC's that has a different project has to have the developers license. its a pain there is no test but its a bond and insurance and not every one can get bonded these days.I know having done a lot of work in Chicago how tough that city can be as well.. no one is going to teach you this you just kind of learn it.so bottom line unless this person has some very narrow niche // or its just a raw raw thing to motivate you  chances are there is nothing unique and I am not talking about getting rich with tax overages or some of the other things that get recirculated constantly. 

There are a lot of questions you will need to narrow down before buying a house cash.

Because than that Brokerage brand can spread those cost's out over the big pool thus mitigating those cost's down. 

We did borrow $20k on this deal to not spread ourselves too thin since we are just starting out and do not have a lot of liquid capital right now.