Also not sure if you have a retirement fund but you may be able to setup a self directed fund and use a portion of that money for a real estate related investment. definitely not saying your plan is bad or that these are better just giving my thoughts. 

@Sarita Scherpereel runs meetups in Chicago so she may be able to point in the right direction.

When I first started, they said I would get results if I just followed their instructions and got indoctrinated in the principles of mindset.They told me, that people actually don't learn from books, courses, sermons or watching videos, but by having a "relationship" with a coach or mentor.   

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

I prefer public comments here before you send a direct message, though. 

How about a nice picture of your living room or even the front of the house first, followed by the video games?

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

If there was an issue, it was always with escrow company not following their directions.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Here is a good video The Ohio Division of Real Estate made about wholesaling in Ohio https://www.com.ohio.gov/real/ I recommend you just get your real estate sales license.