I have $70K of my own money I can use as a down-payment, but am looking for someone to finance the rest ($280K) as I'm a real estate agent and am having difficulty securing a loan from a traditional bank in a timely matter.

Depending on investment goals, research, and involvement, both approaches can be beneficial in real estate investing.Good luck!

I am no longer a licensed mortgage broker, however, I was a lender for 11 years prior to getting my real estate license. 

These are some of the basic premises of real estate investing.

Learning things like the real estate vocabulary, sales scripts/tonality/processes, KPI's, acquisitions, evaluating deals, etc.

I am very new to this whole real estate world, and would not even know where to start when it comes to this type of financing.

Our business real estate coach has also shared that the entire US is like that in almost all the markets.This is the first time this has happened to me.What are the recommendations?

We have had many real estate flippers take the fortune builders course .

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If you want to brush up on PML, I suggest you check out my book Lend to Live: Earn Hassle-free, Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending available on the BiggerPockets book store.