I want to start with wholesaling because it seems like the easiest route to get your feet wet.

26,000 square feet is a typo right Igor?!

After all inspections done, you'll get removal of contingencies and then, if Buyer changed their mind - your Seller gets EM.Even when people are still living in the property, they allow for the Buyer to get inside - for example, their mom travelled from another state to see the house her kids are buying.During the time of contingency/pending sale it's not totally Sellers house anymore - it's more like Buyers house.Of course, you advice not to abuse the right to check it out but it's understandable that people want to see it again - especially if it's first time homebuyers or much more expensive house than their current.They could get cold feet without seeing the house if you're afraid of that, but if they see something in the basement like water after rain - it's better to agree on remediation during waiting for the mortgage commitment rather than at final walk through.That's might be a deal breaker at the last day,  while during the waiting time you could work it out. 

One of the best ways to get your feet wet in this business (from my experience) is: identifying top producing brokers in your brokerage or geographic area and asking them to have coffee and/or to work their open houses.

Helps get your feet wet and reduces risk a bit. 

I think we met briefly at a meetup you hosted in Lake Forest this past August at Round Table pizza.

I’d. like to get out there and get my feet wet as soon as I possibly can.

I have four short term rentals here that perform really well year round. 

Don't mistake that for jumping in with both feet before testing the water, though. 

I was told by the mortgage broker that as long as I have a legitimate business and intend to occupy sat least 50% of the square feet it is possible.I am open to other forms of loans but I heard that SBA will normally do 90%.