If you do not have the money to pay such a person then maybe look into a joint venture type arrangement where you share upside profits for time invested.

I want to start whole sale but idk were to start from   how do I get properties  and how do I put them in contract and  who  puts them on contract  and how do we make a profit . 

You can pursue both at the same time and then they have the choice to make based on your actions.

The flip 5 , buy 1 strategy has allowed me to take my profits off the table while intentional growing my passive income stream and reducing my portfolio risk.

I currently work in Richmond, Virginia as part of the growth team at a non-profit. 

I bought a multifamily home in Chicago about 6 months ago, and I originally planned to flip it/wholesale it for a small profit.

You might have noticed that people that have been successful with rental units in  houses have to own about 20 or 30 of them just to cover their monthly bills, then they might get some of the profit when they own 30 or 40 all at different addresses.With apartment complexes you might just have one address where you have many units. 

any area can be profitable as long as you pay the right price, understand your risks, and are prepared for the time horizon.

Initially, I thought of the $2k "profit" a month being cut down to $1k a month with water bills and various repairs here and there.

So when you do that does all of the profit/proceeds have to go back into the 401k plan?