That is dishonest and shocked someone is recommending that.

Money allures the dishonest people and just beware of just about the things you here and remember seeing.  

Let the seller know you are a buyer and that you do not circumvent contracts (to do so is known as Tortious Interference and it is illegal) that the agent can facilitate the transaction and as a professional he has listed the property to help you get to the settlement table, use state and local forms and disclosures and will screen you from rip-off artist and dishonest wholesales from taking advantage of you.

Never thought of this before but yi could list it on SoCal and California Bay Area Craigslist as a turnkey.The only issue I have with wholesaling is if the wholesaler is dishonest.  

In the begining, keep it simple and do the average finish that is in that neighberhood.Be careful with the Internet and the dishonest people use it to try to emotional sale you.  

(they lied once, they will do it again) Are they moving because the last landlord was bad or dishonest?

You can take them 3 weeks apart if my memory is correct, there are 3 of them.The state test is very easy, I paid $50 for some multiple choice tests via Kaplan and did a few hundred questions and that was it.Test focuses a lot on disclosure and how to handle deposit money, basically don't be an idiot, dishonest thief.  

However, I want to hear the other side, the bad stories, some mistakes you did and you wish you didn't, overpaying for a house, dishonest wholesaler, contractor, hard money lender, anything a newbie like myself needs to be aware before jumping on a deal.

That strikes me as either sloppy work or dishonest.  

(very dishonest) But it happens.