I can't expect others to have been through the path in life to be at some point where note investing is a natural progression.Reminds me of the game "Pick up sticks" where you dump sticks on a table and then attempt to pick them up without moving any other stick.

The key is to find a motivated seller and to bring value to the table.

Whether a person comes to the table with cash or with a loan really makes no difference in the end - there is still a closing.One big question is will the VA loan be finalized before you need to fulfill your end of the contract?

It was a wholesale deal and he brought buyers to the table who eventualy enabled us to close the deal.

I have seen 50-50 splits a lot (although that is usually if one partner brings all (or almost all) the funds to the table, and since you are also bringing cash, a modification might be needed.

There will come a point in time where I may feel like I could benefit from from more experienced investors, but I feel it is important to do as much research on my own as possible to fully grasp the concepts of investing before i ever set foot in a classroom or put a dollar on the table

So needless to say I couldn't get enough sales to the closing table fast enough to actually make a decent income.

Do you not write checks using a desk or table of some sort?

There are more than 1 way to skin to get your deal to the closing table.

Then you subtract out the assumed mortgage of $1.07mm and you are left with $425k cash that you need to bring to the table.