I don't know your skill sets but I run a digital agency - from home - and all my virtual workers are stay at home moms that do SEO, or writing, computer work, VA's, web design or other things and they all earn at least $2000/mo or more. 

Even if you aren't ready to purchase your own real estate just yet, you could use it as a private lender for other investors, charge 10% interest, making a 7% profit for virtually no work at all!

Looking for advice on how to best structure a JV deal, what to watch out for and the best mechanics for closing these deals as an out-of-state virtual wholesaler. 

Along with as you know being an Oregionian our draconian land use laws create these intense shortage of buildable lands.. much to the dismay and objection of our politico's  .. they fight tooth and nail for affordable housing then create these rules that you have to follow that makes affordable housing virtually impossible for all but non profit or state to do.

VIG (virtual investors group) is held in the Mission by Ryder Meehan and Chris V.

You need to be quick though, and you should have already walked the property and lined up the buyer that is ready to sign, once the property goes to auction you will be bidding against other investors and your chance at getting that property at a discount enough to wholesale is virtually 0.

@jscott has a great blog at 123flip.com which will answer virtually all of your questions on how to correctly run a flip.

Virtual currency may be extremely volatile and unpredictable because of it's unregulated nature.

I know virtually nothing about the New Jersey market so keep that in mind with my response.Where I RE invest (San Diego county) my worse performing RE is my ex-home. 

VA appraisers, like VA healthcare providers, have virtually no accountability mechanisms that the private sector has.