If you currently have a "day" job, consider starting by building a portfolio of income properties - rentals.The rental market is the strongest it's been for over 50 years; you'll build a stream of income that comes in without trading labor hours to get it, and eventually, may be able to replace your "day job" income.

The real estate wholesaling space has become more and more fragmented as new wholesalers learn the trade and enter the space.

We want to be able to sustain as a business model doing a few properties at the same time without too much hammer swinging. 

Maybe you "horse trade" instituting full expense reimbursement in exchange for leaving the base rents about where the are, or with only a minimal CPI increase with a minimum floor, or such.  

After foodservice, Dominic became involved in both the building trades and Real Estate.

The index uses non-farm payroll employment, the index of industrial production, real personal income excluding transfer payments, and real manufacturing and trade sales - along with some fancy statistical transformations.Let's look at it recession by recession..T-0 is the month of the second consecutive occurrence of the index over 4.0% "D Day"T-1 is the month of the first occurrence.

That way I get to trade my knowledge and services for exposure to investor deals which I can learn from towards my own future RE goals. 

Aaron McGinnis I have tried to hire someone from a trade group (Union membered workers), the only thing that prevents me from hiring them is if they perform a trade, they only perform THAT trade, I have heard horror stories such as electricians not digging trenches because it is not part of their trade (which I find to be BS, only in CA!).

If you 1031 you must be purchasing a property which you intend to "hold for productive use in business trade or investment.  

Everything I've gotten from BiggerPockets has been GOLD, and I hope to really evolve as an investor here, make some great connects, and maybe trade a couple deals.