You'll end up with a dog that you can't unload at the end of the day when you've dumped thousands of dollars into it with no positive return. 

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 golf, play a lot of softball, run most days, walk my dogs, do some real estate projects.... stuff like that. 

We have 4 bedrooms plus a loft and we can accommodate a max of 14 guests (plus 2 dogs).

I love real estate as an investment opportunity and currently have several rentals.

I went actually on the street of the city I wanted to invest in and asked people just walking around about the city, what might rent, etc and found this method to be extremely beneficial I met some local real estate agents walking their dogs that gave me great recommendations and leads just because I asked them.The real estate agent son I met the other day has called my phone and is connecting me with a landlord that I really want to get into contact with for his building who already has tenants airbnbing at his location.I also found a Mentor (simply by asking around), which has offered to teach me all their ways, tips, tricks and so on as long as I help them stage, help them move items and so on.

You also don't want someone with a dog in the race to be making decisions for your investment.

There are 2 types of people who dog on Detroit.. 1.

You can't let the tax tail wag the dog.

Imagine someone harassing your girlfriend, damaging your property, using or selling illicit drugs, dog biting you or your other tenants and creating a flea or noise issue, or any number of other potential issues.