Do they understand the risks of being in second/junior position? 

Have the successful wholesalers out there used a mentor or just flew solo in getting started in wholesaling?

This makes it where all first, second mortgage and other juniors have to agree to the deal or you do not tie up EM.If everyone doesn't agree then as a buyer you do not have anything.

The problem is that I'm not finding any investors/mentors that are interested in my methods of investment and I could use a bit of guidance.

Luke Faulconer If I had to start all over and I thought Real Estate might be my ticket, I would 1) Attend the local Real Estate Investor meetings (all the people who do what you do, are all here) and 2) Find a mentor (which you can find at the local REIA meetings). 3) Build a team of all the people you will need in your real estate dealings, CPA, attorney, realtor, and build a list of backups, 4) Build and execute a system with which you practice real estate, do the same thing over and over and over and over again, until you are the best in your market at what you do.5) Along the way, HAVE FUN, remember that every day is Friday!

THEN, go home, add up cost of repairs, call my mentor/helper/friend see what he thinks, then call the guy back and present offer on the phone.

Also I was just made into a mentor by a friend, have so much more to learnI'm currently working on an investor's flip.

My idea of "rich" is waking each day knowing that I am working because I want to and enjoy it....Looking to just get my feet wet in wholesaling to help in building up knowledge and finances to allow me ability to buy and hold at a later date.....Reading about mentors right now and if there is anyone in the Omaha area that wouldnt mind helping a newbie out it would be greatly appreciated....dont have vast knowledge to pass on but willing to learn and help out however I can be of help even to a "seasoned" investor!

I saw a SFH listing pop up late on a Thursday afternoon, I forwarded it to Mark (a realtor, property manager, mentor I've been working with in my target area).

One of my mentors uses a system similar to Jim's and goes a step further with an automated message system.