Forget about wholesaling altogether if it takes more than 3 months to market a property once it's fixed up (unless it's a high end market perhaps, but I definitely don't recommend a beginner start wholesaling in a high end market).

-He then explained to me that his role in the deal was "negotiator" and that he got a flat fee of $5000 which is in addition to the agent's commission of 6%.

They'll bypass the security deposit altogether and collect $250-400 per adult occupant.

The problem I find with HD is they don't have a true flat paint in their "paint and primer in one", so it will not match even if the color is right.

I find that using a flat fee listing is SO worth the money.

Either way it will generate more profit for our home in the future, since there is nothing in our market we want now and we are at a point in our current home where anymore work we do we wont see the return so it makes since to us to sell.So the seller has a contract with a realtor so they have to go through him.(2k he gets regardless of sale price, so a flat fee) We offered them a price that they accepted, verbally, and when we were talking to him he said that his realtor told him to have us come in a put a purchase offer in on paper so its official.I have a few questions id like to ask on what order we do things, or what thing we have to do for that matter.Should we be using our own lawyer or realtor to handle anything, on the buying side?

The best way to attract those agents is to offer flat-fee (they pay a flat fee per transaction but keep their entire commission) or VERY favorable commission splits.

I can see that most properties are 2-3 flats, all brick and rented for top price in the area.

Or maybe there is a better way altogether?

Don't be shy about asking them flat out, "What will it take to get our loans through underwriting?"