I've done a good bit already and have a fairly good grasp (I think...) on the concept.  

Being a CPA, you should have a solid grasp on the financial side of the business, but you will need a good team around you to be successful full-time.Best of luck!

Based on the information you're leaving out of your post, it's clear you haven't quite grasped how to analyze wholesale deals -- I would recommend spending a couple weeks/months reading everything you can find here on BP, learn about how wholesalers evaluate deals, learn about estimating ARV and rehab costs, etc.Once you do that, you'll realize that your post above doesn't contain nearly enough information to provide you a useful answer.

Have a good grasp of your buying criteria.

That's not at all the case, and hopefully you're starting to grasp that by now.Your a Charlatan Travis.

If you can get a good grasp on flipping, rentals, and marketing, then you'd be able to be a really good wholesaler. 

Those are largely the same for investments as for your own home.As you read and study, you'll start getting a grasp of the basic ideas.

Awesome, perfect answer to get a grasp of what a buyer is up against.

If you do car loans, you need to understand the car business.There is a general "check list" for due diligence, but if you don't really understand the conventional aspects, you'll never recognize those small apparent issues that need to be further investigated, as to why, when, what does that effect, to grasp the risks involved.      

You not only have to have a great grasp on the market you invest in, but you have to work harder to find the best deals, because investors who live the market have a distinct advantage.I haven't had trouble finding cashflowing properties in my market, but several of my properties have come from word-of-mouth or other mediums for obtaining properties outside of using the MLS.