What kind of budget or cash levels are you guys working with?

Maybe you can do a "ride along" and visit the property if possible.

After done renovations / repairs / maintenance on many many properties, I kind of know the price range of each job like painting, flooring, drywall, plumbing, electrical, AC, pest control, remove odor from old pet urine, mold remediation, cabinets, countertop, backsplash, appliances etc etc in my mind.

Kind of a small town bank.

Just be firm, yet kind, with your message.If he wants to buy his own house, congrats to him, but he can't break his lease with you early.

@John Dreher Can you tell us more about what kind of deal you're in the market for? 

Included should be professional photos, marketing on all avenues, showing the property, they have an application, they present applicants to you for approval, they generate the lease, collect funds, and provide keys to the new tenant.For turnover, I recommend have the realtor visit the property and create a condition report, which reports to you just that, but you want to know what needs to be done to the property to get up to rentable condition again. 

One thing I can say about the opposing side of the manufactured homes argument, is it does tend to attract a certain kind of tenant.

What kind of platforms or methods are successful in finding deals as a wholesaler?

Not sure if I want to go that route, I am looking into buying new build 3-4 unit complexes, I am not sure if using hard money on those kind of deals would work since none on them will need work.