It requires complete honesty and transparency by the agent.   

I'd rather tell them the work upfront then more deals will stick and it's more transparent, but most wholesalers don't want that.

Can I declare it void in small claim court and ask for my rent money back because I’m not comfortable continuing the lease when their is no transparency from owners side?

The TK provide must be experienced, trustworthy, transparent in their communication and offers, and provide quality work at a fair price.

A lack of transparency and misleading intentions were in the primary issues that I encountered in our dealings with his company and him.

One suggestion I have is to be completely transparent with your sister’s friend, especially if you decide to wholesale it.

I'd prefer a lender who is transparent than someone who is just putting me in whatever loan they can try and sell me. 

The was all due to the seller not being transparent with the time frames to complete the work.

I'll plan to be transparent about the number of applications and if they choose to submit, that's on them. 

WIth the amount of time he has been dragging you through the ringer i would be looking for a new contractor that has more availability/transparency on when he is actually going to be able to complete the job.Hope this helps!