Ironically, if you write an article about not buying anything at all, it might be one of the most important articles on the site!

So, you need volume and consistency to reach them.It's all about volume, follow up and striking when the iron is hot.

Kind of ironic.

Once you close and list on the MLS (or even just close without listing), you have time, options, and more offers to choose from.I also consider it a little ironic that you say "the worst" downside of wholesaling is you are "depending on the seller's word" when its in fact the precise opposite from what normally happens and it's the seller who depends on the wholesaler and the seller's trust is misplaced. 

(Ironically, I don't use the F250 all the time, instead I rock around in an old Ranger, but if we're meeting a contractor or a seller, out comes the F250.

Ironically, homes in this price point spent an average days on market of 17.87 days (shorter than the overall area).

Ironically, about the same time we enter into the next marketing cycle for President's, aka election cycle.  

There are a LOT of low income neighborhoods supplied with gas where I live, yet when you hear about house fires on the news, ironically they are usually due to an electrical failure.

Roofs need extra layering material (to protect from all the ice and snow), many plumbing systems use cast-iron drains (which are tougher to tie into than PVC), many houses actually have wells for water (ours used to, and now we have to abandon it properly), electrical codes are different (this should actually help us), etc.

You can also consider having an iron clad rental agreement and a robust commercial insurance policy to protect yourself.