He will help insure you are protected and that the work is properly scoped out. 

if that is even possible.Living in Southern California, in the Valley specifically, where do I get the appropriate contracts that I need to do a proper wholesaling?

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

Their mindset is that, if, they have to take back this property they will have to rent all 4 units and to ensure its enough to pay the mortgage payment to their investor that they've insured the mortgage note on.FHA's job is to insure mortgages.

If the five day notice is served properly file the eviction NOW.

It’s happening everywhere; it’s a great business model as long as Landlord/Lessee are on the same page and there is proper insurance in place.

What's most important is that you do your diligence on the property to ensure you are not overpaying. 

if that is even possible.Living in Southern California, in the Valley specifically, where do I get the appropriate contracts that I need to do a proper wholesaling?

We simply got tired of arranging for inspections, then replacing perfectly good handrails because they weren't the proper height, and so on, and so on. 

In case 1, i might be willing to give a value of 10k towards the vacant lots seeing it could be a great market and not a ton to fill a lot with the proper mediums in place.