Retail guys get benefits, have offices paid for, have departments they pay for that they don't use, have layers of management than earn on their production.Brokers get access to wholesale channels.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

It sounds like there are five strategies, and the first one is essentially inserting yourself into a deal by providing the funds for an earnest money deposit for someone like a wholesaler.

Because of the Early Pay Off clause many wholesale lenders have.

I have an investor friend who is a successful wholesaler and has been for many years. 

I've too often seen an out of area investor get tied up financially with trusting a whole-salers or seller's description or promise of return / ARV.

Buying from a wholesaler with only two properties under your belt could be a real problem as their ARV is always too high and repair costs too low, depending on how much you know to date.

Your deal finder (agent/wholesaler)3.

(I had additional carrying costs from a HELOC, which meant I walked with around $45,000).Aquisition:We found this deal on a wholesalers website who we keep an eye on.

Anyone who places an emphasis on networking with wholesalers as a golden ticket is a wholesaler.