For a fee, you can get more information the same used for title examinations.

I'm definitely new to this, so gathering stats from comparables and rental prices is not something I feel really confident about, but it seems a 2-2 in the area will rent for $800-$1000/mo and 3-2 rents for $1100-1400/mo....most of those numbers come from apartments without garages/yards, but some are from duplexes.

I have no formal stats for this but just from browsing on BP it seems like 50% are not thinking like an investor would.

Yup I'd go over there and examine it again yourself, and maybe ask the police if their is anything else you need to do..

Examine chain of note assignments. if this note was assigned a few times you want to make sure that there are no gaps.3.

I am still on the fence as to whether I want to continue to invest here or just save up for when I move to a market that is more rounded and less dependent on the current state of the oil industry.In case you want to check out the crime stats for yourself to see what sort of issues arise and where, Wichita Falls' Police Department mapped their crime data to:http://communitycrimemap.com/

After examining them, I will run some numbers, an associate also is running them independently.  

Plus, they'll then think that you actually considered their property before sending out the card, as in it wasn't a random mailing, and since 'you' sent it, it seems more personal vs a letter from a company.Find a farm who's stats fit your requirements and market it hard.

These types of transactions have been looked at unfavorably by the IRS as a way of accessing your profit while still taking advantage of the 1031 and there have been some that have been disallowed upon examination.  

Mindy and Jim are correct, but there is much more to it.Wholesaling the way the gurus teach it has a lot of ethical and legal issues, but set that aside, you can read the forums.As to steps, it depends on the property, buyer and seller requirements, title examination, lien releases and other conditions as to what must be accomplished after a contract is accepted and to get to settlement.