My initial thought is to advise them to continue to offer the fee to avoid alienating buyer agents, especially if this is how buyer brokers are creating their short lists to share with clients.

There's a ton of resources and information available and I'm looking forward to getting started.

@Gregory SchwartzBlame politicians for making it too easy to see these property managers.It is called risk mitigation and as a company they do not want to disclose personal information (even though they require it to rent to you).I honestly don’t see an issue with it

I am not sure that link will work, but this will give you a link to them.   

This will be my 1st full rehab, as the outside was done but not the inside of the house.

The house is in good condition, AC and roof are 5 years old.Generally I keep $2000/year towards maintenance when I buy houses that are 5-15 years old in this price range.

If you "partnered" with this wholesaler/contractor, why are you stuck?

I hit 2 years at this home and tried crunching some numbers to see how much I would need to sell my current home for to break even with escrow/interest/reno costs.

Quote from @John McCarthy: I discuss this in my book.

Depending on the investment and your current knowledge, this can take from 2 to 20 hours of research.2, Spend $400 - $600 for 2 hours consultation with an attorney who specializes in real estate IN THE STATE that the underlying property is located in.3.