I'm reading and getting involved with:J Scott - "The Book on Flipping Houses"J Scott -  "The Book on Estimating Rehab Cost"Rick Villani and Clay Davis (book and audio) "Flip - how to find, fix, and sell houses for profit"Joining BiggerPockets as a Pro memberVisiting my local REIAs for seminars, webinars and networking  I'm starting to see where my biggest fear is starting to take shape:  FINANCINGMy biggest concern it finding the right private lender without getting scammed before my first deal.  

Based off the information I gathered from the wholesale chapter, and looking at your numbers, the estimated repairs seems a bit low.  

We estimated a $30,000 rehab, but after getting all of our quotes in, we're right at $22,000, with about $8,000 contingency.

I'm looking for the name and author of a real estate estimating book that Brandon listed in his webinar of "How to analyze a fix and flip deal".

I need estimates on a rehab.

Nope, just the flipping and estimating costs books...That said, nobody can be a good wholesaler without understanding the basics of real estate (in general), and the principles behind flipping houses (as that's who your customer will typically be).While it doesn't go into wholesaling in detail, I highly recommend people check out the flipping and estimating books before they start wholesaling; in fact, I highly recommend flipping a house or two before wholesaling. 

Also, how accurate is the repairs/upgrades estimate?

I tried explaining that the purpose of my question is to get pro forma numbers/estimates of what I should expect from a 3-unit property in Malden/ Winthrop.  

That repair estimate to have someone else to do the work seems very high.

I do this for a couple reasons; 1. to give me an idea of the finish levels needed to provide an  accurate estimate, 2. yes to see if you know your business.