When you find a potential deal, I recommend having your realtor pull some comps on the property to determine the ARV before you perform your due diligence.

COC return based on 13k(down payment+closing costs) is about 21% which is also really good.Of course, these are numbers solely based on what you've put out, but i'm sure you'd do your own due diligence and make sure everything actually computes correctly.

I still had to do my due diligence and call the county building department.

If you get to brokers, as mentioned, you need to do due diligence on them too!

Any borrower can have recourse against anyone originating a mortgage, MLO have specific obligations for due diligence.

I try doing my homework on as much as possible, but it seems as much as I attempt to do my diligence, everything I find is relatively generic in its description.

Just be organized and diligent.  

The wholesaler is doing the due diligence on the repairs before submitting an offer?

If you are going to rely on a wholesalers information without doing your own due diligence then don't buy anything.

I have done the due diligence and researched everything from schools, job market, is it a solid first time homebuyers market and what percentage of the homes have sold in a specific area.