The only difficult part of wholesaling is locating discounted properties and end buyers.

As a small contractor our agility was key and BT made that difficult.

I hear that Cleveland’s housing stock is 1900-1950s era, but is it extremely difficult to find turnkey in Cleveland?

I suggest this approach because she MAY pay …instead of her leaving and then trying to get her to pay or collect after the fact, which is always more difficult.

I have noticed of late that finding cash out refi's on SFR or mulit family units here in Cal to be difficult despite the massive increase in equity.

Your question is so broad it's very difficult to help you.

Since I am self employed getting a full conventional loan is going to be difficult.

Not sure how difficult it would be to make these types of contacts in your market but you may have some luck on affordablehousing.com (formerly gosection8.com). 

Break it down in to singular steps and take each step as they were meant to be taken. 4) Network - If I would have never taken the call from the random dude on Facebook, I'd never have started this partnership where I've learned so much and earned so much. 5) Create processes before you need them - I started building processes out for leasing, evictions, rent collection, and other difficult topics before I bought these properties. 

This is not your best option as then each unit is tied together and an exit strat becomes more time consuming and difficult to do because your lender is now the deciding factor in splitting the loan apart if you choose to sell.