I am a little late to the game and have been told several times throughout my adult life to invest in real estate, but I ignored the advice.

My biggest goal for this year is just to get into the game of real estate 

After reviewing your application, we’ve determined that, unfortunately, we are unable to move forward with your application at this time, as it does not meet our established criteria for income and (other established criteria) We appreciate the time you took to apply and wish you the best of luck in your continued search for a home. 

Then connect with some hard money lenders (you can find some here on BP as well as some who are typing this right now) and connect with them to understand their product type, what they like to lend on and requirements.Hard money broker is all numbers game of making relationships and helping those that are looking for financing, it starts out slow but if you get with a few good borrowers and lenders it can be pretty decent money to be made.As an example we paid six figures last year to HM brokers. 

It's simply a numbers game. 

Our goal is to establish a structure where the property owner can secure financing based on the long-term lease with the operational company.Any advice or insights from those who have navigated similar situations would be greatly appreciated!

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

It may be beneficial to link up with an established wholesaler and pay them to mentor you or work for them and learn.

(the messaging/CRM platform, not the 1980's video game)I'm curious to hear of any recently experiences with it.... is it worth the high cost of entry?

For example I am near old town alexandria and the businesses are 200 year old row homes and there is no place to put ramps to get in establishments and door openings are not wide enough, but that is because they also could never comply.