Flood insurance policies are issued by FEMA, and you should be able to get a quote and a policy through any insurance broker.

I will be in the market for a 2-4 unit in 2-3 months and would love to go the route of getting fully approved prior to placing a property under contract.

If it's one of the majors like State Farm etc -- I'm thinking they'd offer a rider or endorsement or possibly a different type of policy to cover the property while it's vacant -- are you rehabbing?  

I'm extremely interested in wholesaling real estate, particularly land, and am looking to connect with people who have prior experience.

If I don’t have a realtor will my lender at this point do all the work in regards to contacting an escrow company and title company or should I have all of this in place prior to the campaign?

You need to build a relationship with a couple contractors  prior to looking at anything .  

I'd especially focus on criminal record and prior landlords.  

When they contacted me prior to learning of this forum, I just assumed they were straight up scam artists.

We pay a set rate per snowfall per property.Our snow removal service comes prior to dawn to "punch" a hole into the drive/parking lot, and clear walkways, to enable tenants to get out for work.  

Despite our prices went down in 2008, they are already back up over 50% and turnkeys sell in weeks in most areas.I have seen some California investors purchasing SFRs rentals out of state in the $120k-$160k range, just to learn the seller, who was also an investor, had just purchased the house a few weeks prior for half price and, judging from the old online photos, the rehab was just paint and carpet.