I look forward to exchanging ideas with each of you -- please do not hesitate to reach out to me if I can be of assistance.

I basically started at episode 1 and am working my way through them day by day on my commute to/from work (it makes the drive much more tolerable).The "live-in flip" idea sounds like a great idea!  

At least I agree with you in that it's a great idea.

(www.realestateexpress.com) I'm in Southern California also (Pasadena) so my road to licensure includes three 45hr college level pre-license online classes (California Real Estate Principles, California Real Estate Practice, and California Real Estate Finance).

The idea when purchasing the house initially was to start putting my BAH (housing allowance) into my own equity vs someone else's.

Is he or she just looking for a sucker to unload this lemon on, practically sight unseen?

If you don't have the time to go visit then you may want to rethink this whole idea of wholesaling

I am also looking for an AZ lic RE agent who would be willing to pull comps and help me locate individuals that would advise me on the condition of the homes that I have under contract but no idea of their condition and repo assessments.

Not a bad idea - i'll do some research and we should talk. 

Your post intrigued me because I used to practice law and so am familiar with referrals from both ends.