@Noel R. thank you sir. i hope that's the case, I'm sure my nerves will calm down once I'm on the other side of my first deal. 

I recently passed the RE Exam in Colorado and I am currently selecting a brokerage firm to hang my license.

Only downfall is being a land lord next to you tenants they can get on your nerves if you know what I mean.

This is very exciting, but nerve-wrecking at the same time.

The CFPB started their examinations this last week of non depository lenders.

No tax returns, no bank statement examinations, no lengthy bank red tape to block you from a deal that makes sense.

Knocking on the door of a house bought out from under the original owner is one of the most nerve wracking things I've ever done.3. 

He got us a quick walkthough but since we figured weren't getting it and it was an awkward tour with tenants home (someone taking a shower, someone sleeping in one of the BRs, etc.) and all we didn't give it the full examination it warranted if we were truly figuring the price we want to pay.Now we have an accepted offer at our full initial, non-negotiated (yet) best-guess price.

None has to take thousands of dollars.Wholesaling is simply being a straw man, nothing more, but it's not simple, in fact you can have more issues there than selling to mom and pop that will live in a home.My point is learn RE basics, not strategies, won't take you two weeks to understand how all the strategies fit into the basics of RE, how RE is transferred, title requirements, types of deeds, rights conveyed, how to value a property and examine the market.Learn RE financing rules, you need to know them to sell otherwise you're always looking for cash buyers.We say, don't be a one trick pony, wholesaling is one trick.

Josh:You may find @Julie Macd's recent thread on her examination of turnkey providers in Kansas City helpful.