Being broke is a symptom of past choices.  

Provide me with a 1 and a 2 choice of days convenient for you.  

that would be an ideal choice, but I would have to live in the property right?

Notwithstanding this section, a licensee may not pay or offer to pay a referral fee or finder's fee to an unlicensed individual that is not a party in the real estate transaction;(12) violates any provision of law relating to a buyer's freedom of choice in choosing an attorney, insurance agent, title insurance agent, or any other service provider to facilitate the buyer's real estate transaction;(13) fails to disclose in accordance with Section 40-57-139 the party or parties for whom the licensee will be acting as an agent in a real estate transaction;(14) receives compensation in a real estate transaction or directly resulting from a real estate transaction from more than one party except with the full knowledge and written consent of all parties;(15) represents more than one party in a real estate transaction without the full written knowledge and consent of all parties the licensee represents as provided in Section 40-57-137(M);(16) acts in the dual capacity of agent and undisclosed principal in a real estate transaction;(17) accepts deposit money which is to be delivered to the licensee's principal in a real estate transaction without informing the payor and having the payor acknowledge in writing who will hold the money received by the licensee;(18) issues a check in connection with his real estate business which is returned for insufficient funds or closed account;(19) fails to disclose in accordance with Section 40-57-137 any material facts concerning a real estate transaction;(20) violates any provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter;(21) violates a rule or order of the commission.(22) induces a party to break a contract of sale or lease, listing agreement, or buyer agency agreement;(23) engages in a practice or takes action inconsistent with the agency relationship that other real estate licensees have established with their clients;(24) fails upon probable cause of an investigator of the commission to make all records required to be maintained under this chapter available to the commission for inspection and copying by the commission or fails to appear upon probable cause for an interview with an investigator of the commission.

If the money you want at a certain cost ISNT available to you then you have a choice to make.

If it's empty and boarded up, it's just costing you money, so only real choices are:1) fix it and rent it2) sell itOtherwise the carrying costs are just adding up every month. 

Smart choice to join this group.

@Raman BindlishWelcome and BP is definitely one of the best choices you can make in the Real Estate Investing game.

Is absinthe my best choice to find wholesale deals or could I look into other avenues and if so which ones and are they better than absinthe when it comes to finding wholesale deals or does it depend and if it does what does it depend on?

So looking for alternative time investment opportunities, REI was the obvious choice.