But figuring out what is worth doing myself has been difficult. I

I’m guessing there’s another reason besides self employed that you’re having difficulties, such as   DTI or credit score. 

Most people under estimate difficulty of scale on the management piece, how long have you been doing it?

I would personally stay away from them as I’m now ending my relationship with them due to all the fees, lack of communication and difficulties with arranging appointments with them and contractors.

I'm sorry for any difficulties.

The lending practices that are causing problems today were driven by a desire for more market share and revenue growth, not because the government encouraged certain lending practices.Bernanke: The CRA Was Not "At The Root Of, Or Otherwise Contributed In Any Substantive Way To, The Current Mortgage Difficulties."

If you have difficulty seeing the inmate, go to the clerk of court's office and find the arrest record and court file, you should be able to find who his attorney is, contact that attorney to act on the matter.

The ROI minded investor would look at what is going to bring the greatest return, and not really contemplate stress, or difficulty that comes with some investments, and debt. 

What is the difficulty compared to a normal wholesale?

I too agree with Stinson that finding cash buyers in any major RE market area would be fairly easy IF you lock steep discounts, the reality is that even the most seasoned investors are having difficulty locking deals at numbers below 75% let alone 65% (at least in my market areas of investment. (% are based on acquisition + rehab costs compared to exit value)I alos agree that a new investor will likely not have the same resources as a seasoned investor to obtain cash buyers nor will he/she be able to lock steeply discounted deals on a regular basis until they build some relationships and or systems.