I also plan to categorize out the following as best I can: materialscontract laborholding costs (mortgage, utilities, hoa, etc)investor costs (travel)money costsclosing costs (purchase)closing costs (sale

Depending on how much tile/flooring you need, I would check out Lowes and HD for their discontinued stock or whatever they have on sale.

Enough about that.Our history as real estate investors is limited to a 2 year stint as long distance landlords about 15 years ago that we broke even on and the purchase/sale of a small piece of land 2 years ago. 

My agent has told me they do not want to list my property for sale yet due to the fact that my tenants have over a year left on their lease.

It can trigger the "due on sale" clause and a lender could demand you pay the loan balance in full.

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Has anyone had any experience purchasing excess bank real estate inventory? Is there anything to specifically look for or be careful of?

There’s a former bank branch that I may be able to purchase for really ch...

I don't want to approach someone working on a for-sale house and ask, "So. . . is this a. . . good deal?"

In the interests of brevity I'll get right down to where I'm at:- I am educating myself, starting to network, have started looking for deals and swapped numbers with some sellers- I have capital - I own a home overseas (through an inheritance) that will get sold - educating myself for this sale was how I stumbled into Rich Dad... woohoo cashflow 101 classic online game mindset changer!!

What are the best ways to sale a wholesale deal?

If there's literally no sales, expand your search area or time.