At that point, if one of the investment property owners decided to sell would prospective buyers (assuming the prospective buyer would live in the unit) qualify for a warrantable loan? 

Another scenario is if I buy a property from a wholesaler who wants me to pay all of the closing costs, what would those be based on the logic that in this case im paying both the buyers and sellers closing costs.I have purchased a few houses and I have read a few books on flipping and wholesaling, Im just having trouble understanding what values to put in the calculators to determine my Maximum offer amount. 

Later that year, I attempted finding deals through a realtor friend on the MLS to fix and flip, and ultimately decided it was not the right time to be flipping, but in reality I just was undereducated and underprepared on how to find deals and the possibilities of different types of deals.I'm going to work on networking with cash buyers and build my first marketing campaign and get some deals under contract!  

Prospecting for investors as a scout I presume?

People are always in some sort of circumstances that have a financial factor and a wholesale buyer can bring a solution swiftly.

What would be my ideal end buyer, and what would I comp it against?

This is because it was purchased to be a good home and not necessarily a good rental.If I were to invest OOS:I would not choose the highest cash flow Midwest locals but would look for a location with increasing population and constrained in some way in their RE growth prospects. 

But it has to be at some sort of discount.You also need to build a buyers list.Something you can start first thing tomorrow to get your feet wet is to jump on craigslist/zillow/kijiji and call every house for rent ad in your area and ask them 2 questions:1.

Get on everyone's buyer's list and you'll have deals to evaluate in your inbox everyday of the week.

My current focus is on Cash Buyers, Wholesalers, Discount Properties,  Motivated Sellers, and Off-Market Properties.