What you probably mean is that you think you can make enough money as a wholesaler to start investing, but that is 1 in 10,000 or more probably who start.

She ended up picking out material that was over the top and we could have saved some money.

I've done this to save some money on the commission side of things by deducting the amount I would've gotten paid from commissions off of the purchase price of the property. 

If not then you need to use financing like hard money or private money. 

That money is not down the toilet.

Which DSTs are you recommending amd which "institutions" have their money invested with them?

hard money How did you add value to the deal?

Taking a large chunk such as $100K out of an IRA all at once will put all of your income for the year in a higher tax bracket.From there anything you do with the after-tax money is fine.  

Is there money in building and selling individual properties as GC if you factor in holding cost, etc?

In the mean time, build a one-room or studio dwelling on the property as well, and then after a year move back to FL.Really wondering if there's a quicker option than "work for a few years to make money and then start."