Flipping in real life or just hgtv?

[Sally Red]

Help! My husband and I are really motivated to flip houses. We have no experience. Is it possible to flip with "someone else's money?" We can't go the traditional bank lending route but we don't have enough cash to do cash only flips. Hard money loans look to be very risky. Any recommendations on how to get started? Also, I'm looking into getting a real estate license to use mainly for msl access and buying/selling flips. Does this work in real life or just on hgtv?