Would love to get first wholesale under my belt as soon as possible.  

Get a reputable turnkey provider and buy a couple of turnkey properties to get under your belt.

I only have a couple personal residence deals under my belt as far as investments go.

I joined this group to try to do so, and get a plan together before jumping in.My short-term goals are to buy a rental property, get some experience under my belt, and then repeat that process until I can replace my wife's income (at which point she can quit, and possibly act as property manager full-time), and help pay for the kids' college.I hope to learn a lot from the users here, and look forward to an exciting new phase of life!

LOL.But back on RE.. wholesaling has a failure rate for those on BP who think they can do it of probably 95% who try.. the only ones that make money are the vendors who sell them lists yellow letters etc.. this is a very tough business.now if your in the rust belt this could be different because its more like the used car business and there is cars everywhere, I could roll into Detroit for instance tomorrow with a few hundred K and buy 30 houses in a day NO PROBLEMO. so its somewhat regional as well..

I would agree that I need to get a few deals under my belt first though before I dive in.Yeah, he's supportive.

That makes one under your belt! 

Or is it two calendar years I need under my belt?

From what I have read and heard so far, as a beginner I should start within a ten mile radius of where I live, so I'm going to start inside the 128 belt, North of Boston.I won't be able to make it to the Rockland meet tomorrow ,but I'm on it and I will see you at one of the Meet Ups very soon!

@Douglass Belt be sure to get everything in writing, including what to do when you disagree and create an exit strategy.