While this allowed me to self-fund my education, it didn't provide me with the passive income stream necessary to exit the 'rat race' which is why I'm here today. 

Equity does not increase cash flow it creates a separate income stream on the property that reduces the cash flow on the property itself.

I'm new to real estate investing and my main purpose for getting involve is having a cash flowing stream of income that will eventually replace my current 9-5.

What would you do in this industry if you lost your stream of regular income, but were sitting on $15,000?

Definitely consult with your CPA about this as you may have specific situations that didn't come up in your post.Generally, there is an advantage to running businesses like property management or wholesaling through an LLC taxed as an S-Corp, as it can save you social security taxes (your CPA can run the numbers for you along with a more comprehensive tax plan).However, it's usually a bad idea to hold rental property in an S-Corp, so you probably wouldn't want these two revenue streams (rental and wholesaling) running through the same entity.Let me know if you have any questions!

Also, if you can provide a cleaning person or  company with an assured stream of business, you can certainly negotiate better rates.

I suggest starting now with one that can help you now that also has a track record to help agents flourish whether they are new, experienced, building a team, scaling multiple income streams, investing or otherwise. 

I read Rich Dad Poor Dad a year ago and am now looking to increase my streams of revenue.  

I spread sales out to limit how many report LTG  income in a year to keep my long term gains income under the lower tax rate cap so in the end, it's a stream of work and income that evens everything out. 

One revenue stream is late fees.