I have a good idea of what I could charge for rent in the area but what is a good way to evaluate what I should pay for it?  

Your underwriting experience is going to give you a tremendous leg up in evaluating deals based on risk.  

I am also an investor so I know how to evaluate deals.  

The 50% rule should be used to evaluate a deal, so if the rents are $1,200 total, the 50% rule says that expenses not counting your house payment will be 50% so $600, then you take $600 and subtract your mortgage payment, and that's your projected cashflow, in this case, probably negative.

Fixing and flipping ..how do you find out the information to evaluate your property like points , your rehab costs your insurance etc ..

While doing this you also have to evaluate the house.

Hi everyone I had question or rather a strategy/scenario that I was hoping you all would be able to help me evaluate. 

Evaluate if this approach will suit your RE goals.

BUT, I am a Quantitative Finance major (investment management, risk management, securities evaluation), so I have knowledge in financial modelling, programming, time series analysis.

I think I have the potential to bring a lot to the table, but I want to humble myself, listen and take direction on how to get the ball rolling and work smart.I'm interested in learning how to get moving with wholesaling, driving for deals, evaluating properties, and networking with people actively doing flips and rentals.