The tenant's lease (standard lease for my property management company) does not include anything about early termination by owner or what happens if the property is up for sale (other than the tenant needs to be notified 24 hours before the house will be shown to prospective buyers).

The property I'm looking at is off-market, and the seller is willing to sell at $220k, but stated that if there's a buyer's agent, the price would go up. 

I don't know what your market is like, but I feel like highest sale price would probably come from selling them individually as single family houses to retail buyers.  

The oreforeclosure game, especially since so many end up like this at the 11th hour, is a game for Cash buyers.....not those needing to finance or trying to wholesale.

In my market the buyer pays those closing costs.

Could always try to talk to some of the local community banks or credit unions to see who would keep the loan in house/portfolio loan and put together a list of banks to be given to potential buyers.

From my understanding, the various phases of a wholesale deal include the following: A call is received from home owner as a result of marketing efforts Provide a range that we (wholesaler) would be willing to offerReview property and required renovations to determine selling price to market to buyers listGet contract signed by home ownerRecord contract with countyMarket property to established buyer listOnce buyer is interested complete the assignment contactReceive deposit from buyer and put in escrow with title companySet closing date with title company for double close Did I miss anything related to the process?

I don’t have a buyer’s agent representing me.

I don’t have a buyer’s agent representing me.

No indignent, entitled, irresponsible tenants only happy home buyers.