Currently, I'm trying to decide if I should use my real estate license that I received in the last 6 months and explore brokerage as a means of getting my feet wet, building capital, and networking or if I should just arm myself with as much information as possible and start putting deals together.

We have supported as lender when folks purchased for $17,000 and sold for $30,000 same day.The flipping, land lording might need some cash of your own; even though you can get lender involved for portion of it.There are other tweaks and variations on real estate; which you can explore as well.See what works best for your situation and change as you grow.

@Richard Oswald Google "Critical Path Method for Construction".

If you have any recommendations, I would love to explore outside my local lending options, please share. 

Is the BRRR a great , safe, idea or is there another method I can use?

And you need to seriously re-evaluate your method of determining ARV or repair estimates - whichever one seemed off.

Payment terms and methods are generally on the contract 

I’m now going from driving, writing down addresses and observing, to writing letters, visiting divorce courts (Weird, but it’s a strategy), and several other methods I’ve picked up to find some great deals.

Did DIY methods.

I keep getting shut down by the big banks when I tell them I want to develop a partnership and explore flexible lending arrangements...