This attorney should handle creation of your PPM and state filing requirements, but they do not handle the PSA or closing. 

I was considering staying close to home.

How does the middleman (investor) exit out of the sandwich lease option once the investor finds an end buyer to close on the original purchase price between investor and seller?

2) You MUST screen these people before renting to them, but you can use FurnishedFinders screening tool3) Otherwise, you can put your choice of screening link in your ad or include in a response template in FF.

...and the account is closed.

Sellers and Brokers need to know you can close. 

Or even just use the FB group where people bring deals for a finders fee, you evaluate and then pay a % to a TC to help close the deal.

I started off wholesaling and I closed on 7 properties.

If have investment property, we are looking for relatively updated units (we are ok doing some work ourselves), class C+/B tenants, with rents either close to market rate or that can be increased.

The close date comes and passes without notice despite me reaching out.