Devoted to doing this full time since Sept 2016 and am constantly networking, reading, looking for deals and money.

That's because 99% decide they are ready to wholesale but never actually do a transaction...I would think that anyone who is serious about the business, isn't scared to take action and who devotes the time should be able to do 5-10 deals in their first year.

Indeed, this whole sectionof the forum is devoted to answering that question.Read about six months of back posts (no kidding!)

There are a few deals in my area that I would like to pursue, but don't feel like I should devote my time and resources unless I can own 50%.

Streets must either be devoted to public use and maintenance, or private streets protected by permanent recorded Easements.The remaining economic life, as determined by the appraisal, must be greater than or equal to the term of the proposed mortgage.

However, I wanted to see if I can get some general feedback on my REI trajectory.On Jan. 1st of this year, I made a decision to retire from my family-owned business and devote my time and resources to a full time RE career.  

@Sergey Perevalov My big concern for you is that you feed this project and devote untold hours and thousands of dollars chasing a few bucks from difficult, transient tenants or become a slave to the local Housing Authority.  

I am totally new to this but have devoted a ridiculous amount of time to understand the market. 

Seems that a huge slice of the economy is devoted to services/tourism. 

The best current book on generic real estate investing (although he's also the largest owner of mobile home parks in the U.S. but only has three pages devoted to that) is "Am I Being Too Subtle" by Sam Zell.