I would talk to some lenders and see if you can pre qualify, especially military credit unions. 

Yes on the personal guarantee but that is only to qualify for the card so the inquiry shows up. 

I put the few questions in parentheses.Thank you, Tony Plan:1)Find buyers and make a buyers list--Market your wholesaling business---Using bandit signs "I sell houses dirt cheap"---Business cards---Internet2)Find a lawyer that can help make a contract with a due diligence clause and option agreement3)Find my target area where I will do my house searching--Using the Central Appraisal District4)Find distressed properties--Tall grass--Piled up mail--Boarded up windows--Take a pen & paper, take notes and pictures of the property5)Create an excel spreadsheet of the property--Owner-occupied?

I plan to file a complaint with the license board Monday and file a claim against his bond.

I put the few questions in parentheses.Thank you,TonyPlan:possibly start out with small, unimproved/vanant land1)Find buyers and make a buyers list--Market your wholesaling business---Using bandit signs "I sell houses dirt cheap"---Business cards---Internet---Real estate meet-ups2)Find a lawyer that can help make a contract--due diligence clause--option agreement--allow both parties to know who you are representing to avoid legal disputes (buyer & seller)3)Find my target area where I will do my house searching--Using the County Appraisal District4)Find distressed properties--Tall grass--Piled up mail--Boarded up windows--Take a pen & paper, take notes and pictures of the property5)Create an excel spreadsheet of the property--Owner-occupied?

Skin in the game?

Just explain what makes you qualified to run this investment.

Do local doctors and senior centers have bulletin boards that you can put flyers on? 

Get with your attorney and make sure that the foreclosing lender is on-board.

There are horror stories on these boards every day from newbies who hired a PM out of the gates and don't know what it's like to be a landlord, so they don't know what to expect out of a PM.