I'm in the middle of my first project of having started a creative/artist community and it has changed the playing field for me. 

Sterling White the biggest takeaway I would say is, never stop thinking outside the box and being creative.

Lets say I learned ALOT on how to creative finance/find investors. here's some more motivation.

I'm interested in acquiring any resources or books that are on creative financing.

Also, in the future you may want to outsource the management to a property manager so you can do other things like go on vacation :) I'm a believer that it's just good practice not to get the habit of "creative accounting" to make a deal seem better than it is.Always factor in the PM fee!

If it's a good deal and you're creative you can make it work!

@Tish Thorpe I think you are smart to think creatively about how to change your financial circumstances.I have only been following biggerpockets for a couple of weeks and I have been repeatedly surprised by how many people come to this site with exactly your plan - wholesaling to build up some cash and then be investors.I am sure some people have done it (starting careers through wholesaling) successfully.

While I appreciate his wanting to 'do the job right' (I truly respect that), I can't help but wonder if we couldn't find some sort of creative way to patch these holes?

Earlier I saw a post in the BP creative financing forum about someone who was looking to purchase a home using bitcoin, but hesitated due to the consequences of liquidation (might shift the entire market). 

I have always been fascinated by the creativity of the industry and when the time comes, I will team up with a seasoned developer as a joint venture to began my career in development.