Besides the failure rate, wholesaling is legal when done right, but most programs teach you to practice real estate without a license which can get you in trouble. 

The other book you mentioned caters more to that audience and gets people hooked on the idea that they can invest in real estate with no money and then teaches them how in subsequent books. 

Here's a decent video teaching you how to take marketing photos.

I'd recommend interviewing multiple PM's and seeing which one fits your style and expectations.

Nouveau Riche is the same even though I don’t think it is a true pyramid (not too sure though) they get you interested by advertising “RE investor looking for apprentice: 20,000.00†If you take the ad at face value one would be led to believe the “investor†was going to pay you a salary to help him with his business and teach you the ropes.

You'll likely find it easy to find people who will tell you what you want to hear, but you really need hard facts not speculation.But for some speculation, if you're talking about the Nantahala River or Little Tennessee, sure I think you might be able to do $22K/yr, but not much more, unless perhaps the places are uniquely styled. 

I think it really depends the style and setup.

WE used all the techniques that pace teaches now so none of that is original its all been done many times over many years..

Larger Multifamily is currently a very overcrowded field as there are many multifamily trainers out there teaching armies of people how to buy it, who are all competing for the same deals, and sellers know it.

They could have particular styles or things that they specialize in and wholesale the rest.