Most wholesalers I know are active realtors already.

I have 2 rental properties on Long Island, NY and they're both located in the same town.Property #1-Legal 2-family duplex (2 units)-Does not need to be owner-occupied since it’s a legal 2-family-Has active rental permit with the townProperty #2-Single family house w/accessory apartment (2 units + illegal basement apartment)-I live in the upstairs unit-Needs to be owner-occupied in order to get rental permit for the 2nd unit since it’s not a legal 2-family-No scenario where the basement apartment will ever be legalMy family has been renting this house without a rental permit for several decades without any issue.

Request 3 months of bank statements from the company to verify active income.3.

I doubt he's an active agent anymore. 

If your highest leverage activity is earning money through a w-2, then stick with it. 

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

There are a lot of people who actively flip and the best wholesalers who actually have good deals (not all wholesalers are created equal) have a lot of buyers looking at their deals too.

The REI community is super active here and you wont have any problems finding connections.

A lot of people in distressed situations, these are the markets where wealth is transferred and if you want it to transfer your way you have to stay active and make offers. 

Not all W-2 (active income) is eligible to offset passive losses.