I'd also think that people that are speed readers would love it too so they can more quickly enjoy your content!

You're not up to speed on landlord tenant laws in PA nor Philadelphia, so it's going to be tough going if you don't know the rules and how to do it. 

To me the confidence boost given by having other wholesalers on speed dial if a potential deal comes along is worth splitting the assignment fee.

If you want to speed the learning curve, go to one of the conferences on syndication.Before getting too far, but after learning, talk with a securities attorney. 

This would help you greatly reduce those monthly payments, but on the flip side you may end up paying more interest over the life-time of the loan, depending on the exact numbers and speed of pay off of course.

3) Anything that would prepare me for looking at these deals and getting up to speed quickly.

For smaller scopes of work, it may be in the interest of time to not get multiple bids - you'll have to be the judge on that trade-off between speed and market price certainty.2) Regarding lowest price:  Even with multiple bids, you can never know if you are getting the LOWEST price (there could always be someone else willing to do the job for slightly less), but honestly, while that may be what you want, it might not always be what you need. 

I'm looking at out of state properties, so I don't know if I will be able to maneuver with that level of speed...but I sure do like the idea.

It's a seller's market here so hot properties are going at lightning speed.

If you already understand what you are looking at, it can really speed up the process of a quick analysis.