But you'll want to load up on patience and persistence.

I was unhappy with the realtor for not making this clear in his listing and wasting my time, but he brushed it off like it's normal.

Such may be applicable if you were buying truck loads of sheetrock and plywood storing it in a warehouse for future use.

I'm excited to get started but don't want to waste money/time mailing to the wrong people.Sorry for the long post... and thank you for your help.

Those will be wastes of time as you are in the business of helping motivated sellers, not being a realtor and listing their houses...

The seller won't provide bank statements or tax returns and I am unsure to whether rent was actually collected since it was an inherited property.My offer was accepted with no earnest money so should I cancel the contract before wasting money on an inspection?

Don't waste your time or money with a course that you pay for.  

I just recently took my class to become an agent but I have bought and sold a couple houses for profit, these were just undervalued neighborhoods I found either subject to or lease purchase, I am looking for people to work with wholesaling buy and hold an potential flips, I know this is a loaded question but where do you start to find these deals?

I just recently took my class to become an agent but I have bought and sold a couple houses for profit, these were just undervalued neighborhoods I found either subject to or lease purchase, I am looking for people to work with wholesaling buy and hold an potential flips, I know this is a loaded question but where do you start to find these deals?

This "strategy" sounds like a waste of money.