I am aware of the wear and tear aspect.  

Finding deals is by far the most difficult aspect of this business in the current market.

- As a result of the seller not being able to rezone it as 3 unit MFH, did the seller (or you) have to take explicit measures to lock the 3rd unit out, by destroying strategic parts of the unit, or blocking any gas/water access to the unit?

Let the owner tell you their thoughts then strategically negotiate off of that. 

Still getting a feel for the numbers in rent and for the most part every aspect of my area.

@Jay Hinrichs Just google "rave" and youll see haha....though I largely stay out of the illegal aspects of it.

At this meeting I I have learned about virtually every aspect of fix and flipping, hard money, creating a corporate entity, and just hanging out with good like minded people. 

Yes, I see that REI is very much about your accuracy with money management and will-power along with the other legal and financial education-related aspects of it.

There are a ton of other aspects successful wholesalers are good at such as Lead management, negotiation, networking.As a side note: Unless you're inherited a large about of RE, you're going to have a difficult time no matter what you do.

I've written lots of articles on turnkeys that talk about all different aspects of it- locations, due diligence, risks, property management, etc.