If there isn't, then it is implied the owner of the property can come in.

Oregon is 10 in the country for fewest defaults and highest credit of borrowers for homes.. wholesaling would be extremely hard without major budget and you defiantly need to be licensed to sell property you don't own.. state will get all over you if U try the tie it up put it on craigs list or have a website or blast e mails.. one complaint and your toast in that regard.. you need to have your financing lined up so you guy then resell.. flipping is alive and well.. but again much much bigger dollars involved than in GA ( at least most parts of GA... its like working the expensive parts of ATL price wise.although you can still flip in the high 200 to mid 300 range but there is virtually nothing at or under 100k to buy .. lots sell for 100k and over.. rural Oregon will have cheaper properties but much harder to sell with lack of buyers.. but one thing is for sure  if you do a nice job on a flip and price it right it will sell in 2 to 4 weeks at full price and you don't have to worry about folks getting loans and such.. this is not a credit challenged area like much of the deep southas for paid trainers there are good ones and there are tons just selling rehash of those that came before them remember there is not very much that's secret or knew in this industry other than tighter regulations and most guru's are not worried to much about tighter regulation as it cuts down on their conversion rates to the mentor programs as noted above.

Unless he is in a strong cash position outside the 1031 that implies that he will need to access some debt on the new property.

David, auctions are typically as-is where-is with no warranties either express or implied. 

As @Tim Emery implies, in the actual resort towns a lot of the real estate has been well picked over and ROI's tend to be fairly low. 

If I am not the buyer then I am acting as an agent under express or implied agreement by the wholesaler to find properties for their cash buyer. 

The "hard" nomenclature is not to imply it's hard to obtain, but rather, think: hard to pay off! 

Can't please everyone.I would not say "comprehensive representation" as it implies overpriced (in investors' view, at least) monthly retainer.

There is an assumption born out in case law that "productive use in trade business or investment" implies a longer period of time. 

Just saying its a bigger world than presenting a hard and fast rule implies.