It's a good trade-off for now.On the agent side, the best performing videos for me are two kinds:1. market specific with detailed info only for locals (Top 5 restaurants in this part of town, why you should move to Milwaukee, etc.)2. home inspection rundowns and buyer-side process videos.I use all of my playlists to send to buyers, sellers, and investors in advance so all of their questions are answered without me having to go back over it.

Partnering with a wholesaler sounds fine, but check the real estate licensing laws in your state before bringing a buyer for a commission.You might consider getting your real estate agent's license and legitimately earn what your skills, drive, and experience truly command. exactly wholesaling or bird dogging is not a life time or long time occupation  RE sales can be lifetime and if your any good at it at about year 10 you should be getting all your sales from referrals and such.

I’ve been studying wholesale real estate for the past few months, and I’m excited to dive in and start finding properties and connecting with buyers.

The only thing I would add is using your time with prospective tenants to ask what they are looking for, how the unit aligns or doesn't to what they are looking for, etc. 

The lenders simply are not interested in financing a deal where the buyer has such a small amount of skin in the game.If you don't mind, can you touch on how you were able to obtain the type of financing structure that allowed for a seller-held 2nd mortgage? 

Outright buyer, and in the future net buyer. 

This in itself is an understated benefit because its a real pain having to explain to a lender, prospective employer etc. why your name is in the docket. 

@Sara Donohue I don't recommend buying land if there's not an actionable plan whereby the buyer can build.

Unless you have cash backing of your own to buy and a solid commercial buyer's list, these deals are unlikely to close.It doesn’t matter if I agree or disagree with the answer the responding poster provides.  

DCSR loans are easy from a qualification prospective but depending on the market your may need a larger downpayment to make the DCSR ratio work.