I would enlist an attorney, required or not because it IS Family.

I am seriously debating (tempted) on trying to enlist his expertise.However, my original intent behind the post was to see what others are doing and explore all options since I wasn't satisfied with my Google search results.I very much appreciate everyone's feedback!  

You can enlist the assistance of a licensed investment advisory that represents this person.

As a buyer, you probably should enlist a buyers agent anyways, who should have all that experience you expected to get by becoming an agent yourself.

You haven’t failed as long as you don’t give up.It sounds like you probably need to enlist the help of a professional to help you find a deal.

I'm not entirely sure if I'm going about this all correctly, but I'm absolutely more than willing to work weekends and around mornings to understand this environment.I've compiled a quick list of what I could potentially offer investors:- Technological support (hardware or software)- Extremely persistent- Willing to succeed and more willing to fail- Willing to do manual labor- Will work in exchange for the opportunity to learnI am an enlisted member of the United States Air Force (VA loan eligible) beginning my 20s and will do anything to learn.

@Brian Flores- thanks   1) get pre approved  as its  easy / free and  it will  allow you to become more familair with the  process and the  numbers   plus it will get you organized and prepard  2)  enlist a  good realtor for your area and  let them know your paramters   3)  if a  property  comes  avaialble that  works for you and your  budget - move  forward quickly as  its likely  other parties are  probably  interested too     4)  if  no proeprty comes  avaiable - no worries  - you havent  wasted  and  money 

No matter your level of experience, you simply will not be able to do everything on your own, so enlisting your own mastermind group will not only help you be more productive, but will help you work through the inevitable problems and challenges that you’ll face.Your team at the very least should be composed of a real estate broker, contractors, architects, insurance specialists, accountants and money lenders.

(Being prior enlisted in the Marine Corps, I was also delighted to complete this deal without having to set foot in Twentynine Palms again.)What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

And were you Army Enlisted?