REO agent is a medium for the bank to put it on MLS.However, I am a realtor and can access MLS and REO websites, so if your not using an agent to represent yourself you may have to get ahold of the REO agent which can be difficult. 

This may seem difficult, but I'm sure we can pull it off and will promote creativity and education in the process.  

I think it would be much more difficult to find and analyze deals without your license and access to the MLS.

Tenant issue do take alot of your time and it's very difficult to juggle both.

I had one exception with a particularly difficult tenant (she had refused to let us enter two out of 3 times while we were purchasing the house, claiming not to have received notice) that was a slob and had two yappy nasty dogs.  

Not to say it's impossible but it's incredibly difficult to wholesale these properties.

The original plan was for me to move into the basement unit but those tenants are being difficult in terms of moving out.

I guess I am finding difficult finding a way to handle people that call and say "I received your postcard and I was just wanting to know how much would you pay for my house....I know the market is picking up" I am wondering if there is a flat formula to use to quote him a price and then see if they are motivated enough to move forward or if I just should just refer them to a realtor right there in there...sorry about the many questions but the three leads I have gotten were all about seeing how much you would pay for my house not real motivation.

If the property is fully occupied it might be difficult to co-ordinate the timing of a closing with a residential loan with the end of the lease of the unit you want to move in to. 

I'm living in one unit while renovating it, I work out of town as an IBEW lineman which has made it difficult to "knock out" the reno.