Any recent wholesale success stories?

[Tom Lafferty]

Are there any out there that started wholesaling with no experience and had a decent amount of success after a year or so? I'm dying to try it, as I have a lot of time, and can commit to a decent marketing budget. I've read the "truth about wholesaling" thread, and I understand it. The problem is that it became a "dont be a bad wholesaler" thread. Theres so much negativity surrounding it, and so few stories of success that I thought I'd ask. I'd like to have the option to rehab as well, and possibly buy and hold, but with the lack of inventory, it seems like I'm going to have to do some marketing anyway. We're looking at buying an apartment complex as an option too, which could take a year to find, and wholesaling would be a great thing since it would affect my financing with the apartment lender.
If I do it, Im going to have Jerry Puckett run the campaign to make sure its done right. I'm just having a hard time getting over how few people seem to make a go out of it.
Any beginner success stories would be appreciated!