I always recommend newbies to start out as licensed assistants to top agents.If you do decide you want to go at it on your own then find a brokerage that offers a lot of good training on marketing and getting clients. 

@Mark BroganThose who deal with wholesalers have to know they are getting on the circus train full of clowns, they also add to the problem by buying from the clowns, almost like co-conspirators enabling the wholesaler to act as they do, all for the sake of trying to get a better deal. 

If your reputation means anything I'd suggest you not get on the wholesaling circus train of clowns.

May be able to get you into some type of loan program.

The property I chose is a condo across the street from the Logan Square CTA train station.

Then, learn financing programs, finance is the key to  the door in real estate.

Instead of ramping up my marketing and waiting until a deal happens, the wholesaler already has a marketing program and deals in the pipeline.On my latest deal, the guy wholesaling the property really went the extra mile.  

Transportation (Train, Bus) & Schools are key to those locations.

Every successful person has had a mentor and the key to your success is having the right training.

because I teach school until the evening, will be traveling throughout the summer, and will be supporting my wife through a pretty rigorous nursing program in the fall.