Hi @Caylan Deal.

On the other hand, there appears to be a lot of money looking for deals.

., is the deal you invested in called "The Aubrey" in Houston?

Of course they are many ways to find deals, but there are favorites that always work.If you are new or need help or are in tough markets like CA, WA or especially Socal or even in AZ or NV this is the way to go.One approach I like is to send post cards.

While my wife and I have a good amount of private capital, I would want to do this deal with someone else's money and my sweat equity. 

There was a lot of cash out there, which allowed buyers to sink it into deals.

To truly improve my comps & ARV so that my deal is precise with nothing be slightly off, any one of the three i listed would be of great assistance to me in completing my first wholesale.

If you are an owner of the business your income is coming from then your income source is in a way "self dealing" in that you COULD if you choose puff your income to qualify for loans you otherwise would not qualify for.

I wouldn't start out with a BRRRR deal personally just because of how many risk factors there are...

In parts of Chicago, not having central air or W/D in unit can still be a good deal and a "turn key" property for that neighborhood.