I did learn a lot and was inspired, but rubber hit the road and I ran flat *** out of money. 

If you could add value by bringing in money for them, that is a great place to start.

WTH you talking about, ok this post it ridiculous.That is the reason looking for expert opinion before putting any money. 

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further. 

You also could look at a line of credit on the property and pay interest on the money as you use it.

I am currently employed but making only 30k as in new york that is nothing, but i do have 30k saved in which i was looking to take some of this money and starting my real estate journey.

There are plenty of people doing fantastic things in Chicago and making a lot of money in the process here, but none of them are half-committed. 

I have a state license and NMLS in Oregon were its required  same with CA  you can lend money there legally with those license or a RE brokers license which I have one of those. 

I am currently listening to Investing in Real Estate with Little or No Money Down...

We looked into DSTs but did not like locking up our money for long periods.