This means seller will need to terminate his side agent and he and the buyer both use the buyer's agent for the transaction.

+M portfolio now with decent reserves but I cant afford all the closing costs that come with this large a transaction.

I am looking to network with other investors or wholesalers and I want to see if anybody has a title company or attorney that you actually use that has successfully closed wholesale transactions.

Should I for instance be looking at a specific # of cash transactions from the past year put back on MLS as a benchmark to overly active market (say 125+), or can someone suggest other barometers to consider? 

Do you guys use the app daily/weekly/ monthly?  

You have a number of expectations of them that should be non-negotiable - pay on time all the time, don't damage the property, abide by the rules of the lease, etc - things that you don't get into with a "one and done" transaction that most business entails. 

This actually just happened where the seller's agent was a part time agent and didn't check her emails daily, luckily we were the only offer and we close Monday

I'm having a hard time finding any that are knowledgeable outside of their normal transactions.

Pretty sure it is daily here on BP that I read someone is looking for a good contractor. 

The primary lessons learned were the value of a good contractor and staying on top of their work on a daily/weekly basis.