Without involving a traditional lender, what kind of deal structures should we consider?

So far, this approach has saved my team so much time when sourcing on market deals.

If you have that kind of money you should be closing deals, not wholesaling them.By the way, wholesaling is NOT investing, you're not holding the properties, your trading them. 

St Cloud MN Duplex, list/purchase price $259,900market rents $1,610 per unit BUT yes, if one really wanted to sec8 income standards are $1,957 per unit so one could go that direction if wanted be.

If you are honest and transparent with homeowners, you'll find a consistent pipeline of deals. 

Quote from @David Kendall Jr: September 3, 2024, marked the day my wife and I analyzed our first deal.

Research, advertising, and I'll run deal analysis.

I am new to real estate investing, and is considering house hacking a property for my first deal.

Yes, the more deals you do, that are profitable, the more money you make. 

So you will work on your credit while learning to underwrite deals.