Besides reading and listening to podcasts, my wife and I attend a local real estate investor meetup that has been extremely beneficial. 

But if you want to see the whole case fleshed out for why wholesaling is wrong, you can read this article from a while back: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/i-will-never-trust-real-e... 

After reading Rich dad poor dad when I was 16 and began reading more of his books it was clear that a duplex was the way to jump start my career as an investor and more superior than a single family when it came to cashflow.

Quote from @Kristin Vegas: You need to really read and understand your management agreement.A good PM will send you copies of every invoice, no matter how small.

Thank you in advance for reading!

What I read was you pay taxes on it not cap gains.  

You can also search Google and read reviews.

Quote from @Sidney Johnson: Hello all,Just writing to ask if anyone can recommend a book or books that outline the Live-in flip strategy.Thanks,Sidney Following I've read a few threads of people starting with live ins.

Hello,I'm fairly new to RE investing/buying a home and have been reading "Long distance real estate investing."

We have both been reading and researching as much as possible.