I guess I could be wrong, but I was always under the impression banks lending on fixer uppers was pretty slim for investment purposes....

Each tool has a specific purpose and requires different skills and resources.

Teamwork can accomplish a lot but only if the team members have a directed purpose and they're all working toward that purpose and not going off in their own ways or really all out for themselves.

Now, I should say there have been many an investor who only did $10,000 in repairs, and used the other $10,000 for other purposes.

I could be wrong about that, but if the OP's side of the story is accurate, that's what it sounds like to me.So, if the seller is trying to screw over the buyer, I see nothing wrong with the buyer doing the same thing FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE of trying to keep the deal alive.

Anyway, purpose on this site is to meet new people, get ideas and try to maximize my efficiency in doing what I'm doing, assuming its even a good idea in the first place.

But, if the wholesaler didn't have an idea of the estimate, there's no way he could have known if it was a reasonable deal or not, and if he wastes my time bringing me bad deals, I'm going to ask him to stop bothering me.So, the purpose of the rehab estimate for the wholesaler is to ensure that the deal is a reasonable one, so that you're not wasting your customer's time...

My understanding is that I have 14 days once I start getting hard pulls on my credit, in which all inquiries are considered for credit score purposes as one hard pull, so I might try to put off getting a pre-approval letter for a bit if I can.I don't have a real estate attorney yet, so lining one up is one of the next things on my list.Have I forgotten anything?

Jump in and read up, and if you have specific questions, let us know.If you find a mentor, they are going to be there to answer your questions and support you -- that's exactly the purpose of BiggerPockets too.

I suggest you first determine the market for the intended purpose, get bids or estimates for expenses.