But, alas, the loan isn't with one of their wholesale partners, so they will have to charge me a 2% origination fee: 1% to lendbase and 1% to the lender. 

You can save a lot on costs if you do many repairs yourself.Look into hard money lenders or private lenders for the initial purchase and rehab.Connect with wholesalers, agents specializing in investment properties, and other BRRRR investors to find deals and learn more.

Which platform offers fresher data for wholesalers propstream or property radar.

Haven't bought anything from wholesalers as their deals are more expensive than the MLS lol.. 

Are you wanting buy SF properties for yourself or just wholesale them?

You may be better off trying to connect with some agents or other investors/wholesalers in your area and try and get off-market leads sent to you.

You can do a few of these to build up more capital and/OR do this to get a better deal on a property.If you find your deal (wholesale), rehab something and use HML, then get a conventional loan on it, ideally BRRRR it, you could have a great start.

I will say I am a wholesaler however I work remotely in the nashville market.

The guru your son is learning this technique from is likely not telling your son that the deal will almost certainly encourage your son to get an "off-market" deal from a "wholesaler" who is unlikely to properly disclose the details of the property or encourage an inspection. 

Hey all, as the title states I'm brand new to the real estate game and I'm looking to find people in the area who are willing to loosely guide/teach me how to wholesale/flip properties.Are there any networking events in the area I'd be able to connect with?