Department of Education “have forced us to cease” operations.ITT was hit hard Aug. 25 by the education department’s mandate, which was made after ITT fell out of compliance with its accreditor’s standards and “put its students and millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded federal student aid at risk,” the department said.ITT last year received 79 percent of its cash receipts from the federal student loan program.The department also placed several other sanctions on ITT, including a freeze on executive compensation and an order that it increase its surety funds from $94.4 million to $247.3 million within the next 30 days.The company said Tuesday that it “exhausted the exploration of alternatives,” which included transferring the schools to a non-profit or public institution."

I REALLY, REALLY would rather focus on REI though so I'm trying to get a feel for the potential of focusing on wholesaling as an alternative or would I be better taking the extra income and put in buying properties.

Alternatively, you can also outsource this type of work with more affordable options from countries in Eastern EU, China, Vietnam, Philippines, etc

Following my first post when I asked some advices on a new start for our family run LLC based in France, here's another question for you guys. Thanks for those who helped us already !We invested in Florida, were looki...

If you run out of options, a fico/equity based lender is the best alternative in my opinion. 

All three of the paths you're considering currently are viable options, but I think there are definitely a few alternative strategies you may want to consider.Feel free to shoot me a PM if you'd like to discuss what I had in mind!

It's can also safer to diversify your investment properties across the country.I’m available if you have questions. 

Could crowdfunding real estate websites be an alternate?

The alternative would be to put flooring over it. 

Then you can use those funds to invest in alternative assets such as real estate, get into private lending, etc.I agree with Patsy that Solo 401k is more superior option, however it is not for everyone.