If you build your investor network while working on wholesaling skills, when you find a real deal you can sell it for a profit.

How about the simple obvious that the inputs to deliver the service/product have a base-line and market prices have, OBVIOUSLY, been at about as lean of operating profit margins as can be. 

Ownership and profit-sharing can be split based on contributions, with you possibly earning equity through sweat equity.

If you are very conservative purchase a fixer upper so you can force equity and hopefully have a low enough payment so that you can LTR the property or even sell for profit should the STR avenue not work. 

And following this convoluted rabbit hole calculate what kind of property you would need to exceed the profit level you have right now. 

the profit is far less than I typically achieve but this is an awesome cabin (it was owned by a country music star in the past). 

I believe many believe they can assemble a team of realtor, contractor, property manager and lender and become profitable.

Well it looks like non-profits are exempt....So I suppose Dope Traffickers will just buy an ongoing concern non profit and operate that with ownership as an IBC (International Business Corporation) in some privacy haven, or Russia, or Yemin or somewhere (if those places have privacy laws???)

Before taking out profits, make sure you have enough set aside for unexpected expenses like repairs, vacancies, or larger maintenance issues.

And the obvious, again well documented, FOR PROFIT....