So, to whoever reads/follows this, I completed my first rehab/retail in February.

Just buying retail what a Realtor feeds you from a distance with out deeply knowing the area I think would be difficult to make work.  

General State of the Market - Leasing Activity: Flat, Rising or Declining? General Outlook?Typically, from 2013 to 2014, overall real estate market conditions for retail have been stable. The general state of the mark...

What I have learned through my research is that the best way to know how much to rehab is to look at the retail houses on the market that sold to see what the bare minimum you need and compare flipped houses sold in the last 6 months to see what you are competing against.

Wholesalers shouldn't have retail buyers as their primary targets, since most of them use conventional loans and that causes issues for closing wholesale deals.If you're doing assignments then the buyer's going to see your price anyway.

A few pointers, I would avoid new construction/newer properties, because there is usually no reason to expect to pay significantly less than retail.  

I have read my HOA covenants and nothing covers this situation.My market is very depressed now, and pretty much everything is selling below "retail" replacement cost.

Also it would help if you had an agent to give you comps or tell you what the property is worth (you will have to give them something of value in return like maybe retail leads).

I used to enter into pre-construction purchase contracts for SFR by putting $3K down, wait 3-6 months for them to build the house, close the deal with $10K out of pocket cash, turn around and sell the house at the then current retail market place.  

I dont need to talk to the retail remodelers, I need the good ole boys that get stuff done at the right price.All the best