I suggest attending the local REIA meetings to meet other new investors and other experienced investors.

studying for my real estate license 

(Since BP does not allow me to link to my own site, you can find it by doing a Google search on "the real estate crowdfunding review how many to diversify").There has been no definitive study done, like was done by LendingRobot and Lendingclub for peer-to-peer loans, on the amount a typical retail investor would need.

I wanted to get some advice for how I can get help with getting local wholesalers to follow up with leads that I have coming in. Also, Would you recommend paying commission only? What role do you have them play in the...

Prefer a smaller firm where I can deal with the same person instead of multiple partners, and get closings scheduled fast.Thanks for any suggestions!

Do this for a few months – you may want to take a real estate course to get your license – Attend REIA's – BUT do not trust the sales pitches you will hear – I don’t think you should spend your money on those programs – if you want to spend some money – get a mentor –The candidate for your mentor should be financial successful – in many phases of making money in real estate; auctions, tax sales, lead generations, contract engineering, assignments as well as the many creative clauses’ used to buy real estate.I think you will do well – take it slow and easy – don’t be influenced by big talkers – counsel with spouse – create credit lines – be ready with a form packets of contracts – assignment forms – notes – disclosures and blank checks – study and learn from others ------ AND HAVE FUN – your journey to a better income and more of what you want out of life is exciting and profitable.

I would also suggest listening to the Podcasts, The do help you with IdeasKeep rolling,AJ

Does anyone have suggestions on a utility for keeping track of my campaigns and documenting their success?

I would post it here, but every time I answer someone's question and point them to the appropriate resource I get flagged somehow by BP for self promotion even though most the resources I suggest have nothing to do with me, then nobody benefits from hearing about the resource but that's BP's loss I guess.

Any suggestions?