And yes, it may be a good idea to work for a wholesaler first to get your feet wet.I don't think it's necessary to spend money to get your real estate license first. 

However from what I have read here, it seems like a really stupid idea.

A few small changes can turn things around.If you want to brainstorm some ideas or need a second pair of eyes on your listing, feel free to reach out.

Do you have an idea of the type of properties you want to invest in?

Any thoughtful ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  

Neither I nor others have any idea what has happened to the money, and despite numerous attempts to reach out, there has been no response from him.

If you burn your agent now, who knows how the relationship will be later on.I like the idea of raising the price so all of your closing costs are paid and so is your agent.

PRELIM LAND PLANNING- do a preliminary layout, please remember stream buffers, specimen trees, ANY jurisdictional waters (its a good idea to have you county water systems guy come walk your property with you to verify any jurisdictional water systems and what the required state and county buffers are for those systems).

Getting a few quotes is a good idea in this scenario. 

I'm not really "pitching an idea" as much as I'm wanting to scale up something that is untapped and ready to roll.