We are finishing up on a few deals in our market now and heading that way early October.  

After looking more into it and talking to my lender, you nailed it right on the head.

I ended up going with what seemed to be one of the lower priced companies that is associated with one of the big real estate education companies, and came highly recommended by a large turnkey investment company that partners with them.

Head nurses can make $10k a month in my market.

@Chris Mason @Irina Belkofer This conversation has gone way over my head. hahaha Although I am positive this will come in handy one day. 

Those things really help me have a light bulb flash in my head! 

Ultimately the key to your success as a wholesaler is to develop a business model that works for you, and then sticking to that model and revising it to fine tune your strategy as you learn more.Consider joining the Milwaukee Real Estate Investor Association (Google it) for networking opportunities with other wholesalers. 

Do you think this approach would be worth the associated expenses, or do you think it would be better-off buying a multi-family?

Some ideas off the top of my head is: Meeting them at REIAs, emailing them if they've done work in an area I like, talking with them over coffee/lunch, and possible presenting at brokerages. 

Hello Whitney, I think everyone has hit the nail on the head about getting started.