I know that's dirt cheap for Bay Area, but on the rest of the planet 150 is a respectable sum for housing, and actually expensive for a studio.

You really, really, really need to begin in RE studying the basics of RE, which no guru on the planet goes into, either sufficiently or at all.

Pace is the best mentor on planet earth.

Why do all this to get rid of the best cheap money on the planet?   

What part of the planet are you investing in? 

I have been investing since 1998, and I can tell you that there isn't a seller on the planet that will be comfortable with you telling them you are a wholesaler.  

@Dev Horn have some of the best videos on the planet for wholesaling marketing direct mail, search "YouTube we buy houses marketing"I think a better plan is to find A B areas with sellers they can't sell for some reason and go talk to them about solving their problem as a licensed agentShow them that they could solve their problem with creative financing generally with either a lease option assignment or a subject to or wraparound mortgageSo if you want to flip contracts and not be licensed in Arizona just keep doing it, just keep doing it, and maybe just maybe you'll get a cease-and-desist letter from the department of real estate In Arizona, I may be totally wrong here but I doubt it :)

Yes, .. well no.for me there is no "close to the top as possible".I NEED to be on #1 or I do not deserve my volume worth of air it takes up on this planet!

Make your site unique and not a generic template.Write your own content because no company on this planet will do as much work on it, you would do.

Yes, starry eyed newbies are impressed with claims of taking in large sums for little effort, void of knowledge of basic business practices, dealing in good faith, meeting of the minds, parties having similar knowledge and right to disclosures aimed at a more level playing field, they also don't get general business agency relationships, principal agent duties, and they are far from understanding that there is always a basis to evaluate value of any service or tangible item on the planet.