Price is irrelevant to the question at hand, since when making a comparison of good sales skills/resources/abilities vs. not as good, one should assume "all else constant".

Have they done it before and what skills do they have?

Doesn't take long to make.I could see not wanting some tenants without tech skills, though elderly tenants might be a nice exception.You don't show the house until they apply?

The most sensitive info you have is your ssn.Another issue is the presentation of counterfeit check, some banks simply charge a fee to cash a two party check, it's a low skill level that I don't have but it's not hard, the issue may be covered but it's a PITA proving it's not your check.Automation is great, makes life easier, but keeping collections away from depository information is the best security, funds come to you and you make deposits.BTW, for the lease-option, installment dealers out there, you can have more issues with any partial payment.

The focus of my research lately has been finding something viable in my market and that fits my skill set.

Again the skilled attorney can assist with recovery too!

Is your problem really the fact that you have too many financial investors and no Real Estate skills?

I'm don't the best communication skills.

Blue sky is a business value that is based on intangible assets, like good name, reputation, management skills, name recognition, things that can not easily be valued but can be recognized.

Likewise with estimating ARV.In my experience, wholesaling is much more difficult than rehabbing, as wholesalers need to have pretty much the same set of skills as rehabbers, plus MORE skills that rehabbers don't need.