cIn other words, I do understand when the realtor fee for a 400k is $20k. but when I sell a home for 2.2M and I pay a realtor $110k things start to not make sense.

Avoiding problematic tenants from the start is the best way to prevent problems like non-payment, eviction, and property damage.

Wholesaling real estate is among the hardest possible ways to start out your professional career. 

Personally, I started off getting referrals from other real estate investors when building my team but eventually found and added my own people to my network over time.

I often share this story with potential clients, investors, and those looking to start their real estate investment journey.

His advice would mirror mine - to start your company, build your brand, add value to the forums here on BP if you're going to post, create the marketing for your idea, and then work your backside off to make it work. 

He's in Austin so a little ways away from you, but he probably has a good referral for a builder in Dallas who could take on a multi-family build.

I want to know more about the area and build a team that can help me purchase and manage properties.   

I am not an accountant, but need to start using more sophisticated accounting software. 

I realized I have deep experience as a renter... across multiple markets, city councils, market classes, and building types (I'll list below) over 3 decades and 9 properties.