I occasionally buy probate houses that include cars in the garage. 

I've been lurking on the forums mostly, reading occasional blog posts, listening to a few podcasts, but I shall be doing that no longer. 

While I am sure that I will occasionally do referral business; I am more interested in representing myself in transactions than securing other people's listings.

I'm a fix and flipper.To answer your question above, I'm not a wholesaler, but I do occasionally wholesale deals when I get more inventory than I can handle since my business is really small at this time.

The few true wholesale deals that come available are going occasionally above asking price.

If they are advertising, then they are not just private investors looking to do an occasional deal with a person like you, and have their own criteria.

Anyone can make a mistake and they do happen, so people will overlook the occasional "I missed that", but they will not work with "shysters".In short, the answer is yes, the wholesaler should know just as much about how to do an analysis as the buyer/investor in order to earn and keep a good reputation.

This clear line is more likely to blur when talking to smaller private lending companies and advisers who typically access private client & investor funds.

And don't over spend on rehab, that will bite into your bottom line quickly.I like to use the following to get an idea of market rents:http://www.rentometer.comhttp://www.rentjungle.comhttp://www.finestexpert.comI'll occasionally use craigslist.com to get an idea of rent asking prices, but it takes a little more time and effort to get the data I'm looking for.

I hate to say it but you may actually want to try to place a new tenant with more current rent.I love MHA, I find for out of state investors it typically leads to them 1. getting higher than market rent (usually, the current market it is a bit hotter than usual) and 2. it provides an extra set of eyes (the occasional MHA inspection) which helps keep your PM on their toes and gives you extra unbiased feedback.