However it’s hard to get that ball rolling without any deals under my belt even though I do have experience with managing a syndication and property management through my professional career. 

This experience will a tremendous value to you and your investing career!

Establish long-term relationships with them.My career has been a wild ride of experiences and oh-so-valuable lessons.

That mental switch allowed us to find a great 2-family house-hack opportunity in Bayonne, NJ, and also led me to an amazing career change -- I've been a full-time NJ Realtor for 2.5 years now and have helped many BiggerPockets folks find their first house-hacks -- a good % coming from NYC.  

All you need to look at is earnings, October(Q3's print) will be very interesting.

I'm sure if he was asked even The Donald earned  a few finders fees in his life time.

Just be 💯 certain that you'll be able to refi that HELOC debt off when the time comes.However...At this stage in your investment career, I would URGE you not to sign up for negative cashflow in the hope that "the market" will save you.

Until then, I can earn 10+% on Notes.

Simply achieving a 70-75% LTV appraisal and refinancing out your cash flow doesn't mean a profit will be earned. 

I really want to be successful, but whenever I try to do anything related to my career—like investing or researching, especially in wholesaling—I get hit with a wave of anxiety.