If you simply wholesale as it is generally accomplished, you will not have done anything that a real estate agent doesn't do, it will be almost identical in facilitating a sale.

Mortgage logic is that if they can't back up their stated income with tax returns where they effectively made similar/identical statements to the IRS then they are either lying to us (mortgage fraud), or lying to the IRS (tax fraud), and either way we don't want that business.No reason you can't borrow that approach when qualifying tenant applicants. 

Following the question as originally asked, I'll assume both entities have identical ownership.

I learned my lesson when I thought that bird-dogging and wholesaling are identical, when in fact they refer to completely different things.Thank you in advance!

I tie my identity to learning/skill acquisition.You may like the Impact Theory podcast with Tom Bilyeu.

One time I had an identical building that was SFH next door to a 2 unit converted from a SFH. 

If your in that market you need to find out why that is....taking into account the size of lot, house, bedrooms and baths, and quality of fixtures are identical.  

City of la laws rules regulations and very much a part of the city identity

Now mind you, last 3 comps that are identical to mine sold for $229, $232 and $234.

All applicants have identical credit scores?