I hear in Portland they have relaxed a bit since housing is so expensive and are encouraging people to do more ADU's. 

Every sale person is different so different techniques are needed.

I love motivational books/podcasts, but at this point I am looking more for detailed case studies/examples/ and techniques. 

This became popular as the go-to real estate investor DM technique and most investors just follow this because they think it's the best solution.  

I hope to be able to gleam from some of your ideas and techniques so that I can utilize tactics in my space of business.The new guy from MD!!

The other part of wholesaling that is a possible red flag is Equity Stripping, AKA Illegal Flipping, this was heavily regulated till a few years ago by lenders, especially M.I. companies, they have relaxed the rules, but was a problem pre and post crash. seeing the increase in this activity seems eerily familiar,  like 2007 all over again. just be careful especially with your license, Disclose Early, Often, and in Writing, My license is too valuable to me to be involved in this type of transaction, so i steer clear. if my entity is on the contract, I am the one closing. period. 

There are so many aspects that may never dawn on you until you see it or read about it, so study some of the techniques.  

Books, Articles, companies, a cold beer to relax... 

If you're not already familiar with it, I'd look more into the "house hacking" technique for your area.

Before hearing/researching this angle, I was pretty gung-ho on accomplishing/refining the wholesaling technique in investing before others.If I plan to be trained and sponsored by the Keller Williams firm, should I realistically  give up hopes on developing proficient wholesaling skills?