If you only have a couple thousand in the bank, you're pretty limited in what you can do, unless you find the alternative financing options that so many on these forums discuss. 

Alternatively, an S corporation would treat those expenses as start-up expenditures under IRC Sec. 195.

I'm not looking at airbnb as a quick fix alternative where right away I will start making 6 figure income, but im looking at it as something which can one day make me less dependent upon income from my present occupation only and perhaps become a primary source of income. 

Hopefully there will be at least one more good alternative soon. ;-)

Setting myself up for a future passive income sounds like a great alternative.

My blindness requires that I establish alternative systems to identifying sellers and buyers, and successfully closing deals, a challenge I am ready to crush.Below are some of my goals with wholesaling.To build cash reserves.

@Grant Rothenburger, I don't think it's necessarily a lack of deals, but that everyone mailing to the same Absentee Owners.Investors in overcrowded markets need to look at alternatives like Seniors who have owned their home for 20+ years or Homeowners with low Financial Stability Scores (FSS).There's even a new list where you can mail to the children of the elderly homeowner - since they are the influencers.

A better alternative for future low down payment primary loans could be the Fannie Home ready loan.  

Ideally, I'd like to seller-finance one or two of his properties to start but am open to private money or other alternative exit strategies.

Alternatively, if they did agree to repairs and it's holding you from closing, you may want to do the repairs yourself (if they will let you).