This is a unique home and it actually has a full kitchen, 2 bed and 1 bath downstairs and I think it might be well suited as a very large vacation rental(entire home) or both floors being rented separately at some point in time.  

Hard to understand your post but am assuming you are saying that the individual acting on behalf of the seller was assumed to be an agent but you are finding out they are actually a wholesaler?

I actually keep a list our bookkeeping firm recommends based on firms/individuals we and our Clients have had good experiences with as well as I've personally had good experiences with.

As I have noted in another thread, the number of individuals who post on BP about the Huntsville market that have zero experience investing or managing properties here has accelerated recently for unclear reasons. 

I can't think of a worse investment strategy than lending unsecured loans to individuals who don't have funds to cover the deposits associated with real estate transactions.

Instead of paying into someone else’s property, you could be using that allowance to finance your own real estate investment.In Germany, you have access to a stable market with long-term growth potential, and U.S. service members and government civilians have unique advantages here.

If you want to document how you handled unique situations that could be sensible.

I came across some critical information today that I think is important to share with you:In the aftermath of the LA fires, it has become evident that some homeowners’ insurance claims have been denied or disputed because the property title was held in a trust, but the insurance policy was under the individual homeowner’s name.This serves as a valuable reminder to review your insurance policies and ensure that the ownership structure on your property title matches the named insured on their policy.

A zip code average of an area does not represent an individual property’s characteristics.

We underwrite individually and on the portfolio level - stick with me here:Would we buy a negative cashflow deal if it has equity and meets the rest of our criteria?