Olivia Boardwine If you can find a mentor or someone you can co-wholesale a few deals with.

Is it because you want a mentor but do not know where to find one?

And third, even if you are able to get all these things, then you need to invest heavy in both time and money into marketing, and become an expert in that as well, which takes time even in the best case scenario and that is time where money is flowing out the door without you getting paid, so it turns out that it is NOT something that can easily be done with no money either.So, what typically happens with many newbies trying this approach, is they don't research the laws, ignore the morals, skip the part about learning about rehabs and comps, randomly reach out to folks on BP with no intro and immediately ask to sell them deals that they don't have, try to do the marketing with no money and no time, and then wonder why their reputation and that of other wholesalers is a bad one, why they can't find a mentor and no experienced investors want to talk or work with them, and why they are not able to succeed, and then they give up on RE all together.

I know this because I been a real estate appraiser in Newark for yearsAs a Native Newarker who still invests in the property there AND the people (I have been volunteering with a youth mentoring group there for the last 10 years), I too don't like your generalizations about the people of Newark.

@Nicholas MoffettIt sounds like you've read the books and are looking for a mentor. 

I am looking for a mentor in the Columbus Ohio area who has experience in Wholesaling from closing on REO's, closing with private lenders, foreclosures etc. 

Lake County Ohio, Painesville and Mentor has been very good to me!!  

I recommend professional training and mentoring for anyone wanting to tackle apartments.

I never had a mentor.

Also, looking for realtors or any mentors who are willing to help :)Thanks everyone!