I would like to start with a few wholesales or flips and then grow a portfolio that enables my money to work for me...instead of me working for the money!  

There's a difference between one-time help and long-term enabling, only you will know where your situation falls along that spectrum.Agree with @Ethan Atkinson and @Patrick Soukup - entering as a lender or $ partner might be a good route if you determine REI is the right thing for you to do now.

There or options such as Roth IRA and Roth Solo 401k, which would enable you to grow wealth not just tax-deferred, but tax-free!

I work closely with all kinds of investors as my company provides self-directed retirement plans enabling our clients diversify out of the stock market and invest into non-traditional assets.

Once the account is set up you can sign up to over the phone wiring which would enable you to do wires from anywhere.Do you have plans in visiting the US?

No one likes to hear this but if you are not in a sound financial position, the first step in real estate investing is often getting into a position to enable you to invest.

The only position I see as "smart" might be (2 actually): 1. buy/flip early in the trend (but early is relative to what the cycle will be); and 2. be the enabler of purchasing r/e (as an agent/broker, lender, etc. etc).How are you approaching the current and uptrending market?

you'll have to wait another year for seasoning purposes before a bank will consider it an "asset" enabling you to make more investments.

However, it enables you to sell to unaccredited investors and creates a tradable security.Our firm has done Reg A's before - the blue skying is the WORST.

I agreed and stayed at home with my mom for another few years.That property basically set the backdrop for me to get experience as a landlord, learn how to deal with tenants, enable me to bank a nice chunk of change to buy my next investment.