The best wholesaler and the ones who run it like a business, usually start as productive home buyers.

Home was flipped and I buy the product they sold.

The area among several others is more than capable - the finish product is far more important once you’ve picked an area that’s proven to perform.I’ve bought 25+ for me and clients in the last 18 months and manage 15+.  

Biggerpockets recently came out with a book on real estate strategy.You may want to give it a read.State with Strategy by Dave Meyer - https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/start-with-strategy

There is a product called “transactional funding” for this purpose.

The best product we use in our business.

For a farmer's products to be certified organic, there are all kinds of hoops to jump through.

Please DM me as I am always baking off REI Software products and giving it a thumbs up/down, or meh.... etc. 

A financial advisor is going to be able to offer you REITs or similar products, whereas an agent can help you navigate markets and specific properties. 

DSCR can be a great product.