This one also is unique in that the managers of the platform continue to hold a large equity stake in the portfolios, and make their money alongside me the investor instead of from me at the point of sale (unlike say a turnkey operator).  

Happy to provide an opportunity for you to learn alongside with me.

The building is currently held in a partnership LLC with my mother as 100% owner alongside a single 0% silent partner.

You can even take the wholesaling one step further and offer to volunteer as a co-project manager on that investor's project where you work along side of them or their project manager to get the feel for the process.Get a baseline educational foundation before you venture off into anything...just like Basic Training for Real Estate.

Target size strip malls, or office space, or NNN, or Pads, or etc...Or are you talking about things like a stand alone building with a hair salon, or similar in it along side of a major road.[2] What can you afford to do Down-payment-wise, in an MMA maybe only a 7/11 strip mall, in a medium sized area maybe a larger bite of the chocolate bar than the 7/11 mall.[3] Do you want partners on deals, (same on all, different on some), must you have partners on deals (loan qualifications, personal weak spots, etc...)[4] How will you swing the bat at financing; do you qualify for the financing your deals will need, will you need others to help you qualify, do you now these people vs risking someone who will make your life miserable and you will hate working with (an unfortunate situation). [5] Do you want to work government handout money for fix up real estate, is there any that looks profitable right now.[6] How well do you know commercial real estate "Stuff"; such as can you identify a 400 amp service panel from an 800 amp service panel, can you identify an electrical transformer that you own from those owned by the utility, what is a plenum, does your building have them, what are those big red pipes with wheel handles on them, hidden behind the bushes (who do they belong to), how long does asphalt last in a commercial lot, and etc...Good Luck!

As far as what I can bring to the table; I am pretty handy and would be more than happy to help out alongside for minor repairs, cleaning up after tenants move out etc.

This is causing water to run along side the window wrap and side j-channel.

With such a custodian, they are the processing layer and document and fund your investment transactions - much like TD does in the stock market.You can have what is referred to as checkbook control either with an IRA owned LLC setup by an advisory firm alongside the custodian managed IRA, or with a Solo 401k plan if you qualify.  

I've been working alongside my father for a few years.

Great point @Jonathan Towell personal goals wise, build a passive stream of income alongside my active income. 248 doors!