Beyond that, certainly any money that's made they're going to be entitled to half of it, regardless of what you spend. 

Of course now I'm looking at finding leads, however I am not able to spend on buying lists at the moment.

To make money and to have some where to spend time relaxing in the off periods.

It is like bringing your car into the dealership where they want you to spend all this crazy money on things that are not required

From another post I saw someone who said he spends more time confirming the identity of previous landlords than actually speaking with them.

Wholesaling is a common entry point for new investors.First understand, the guys on You Tube that are popular, state in their YouTube videos that they spend between $25,000 and $50,000 a MONTH to get the numbers they are talking about.

You will end up spending more money than what you are owed.

This year I helped 5 tenants become first-time home buyers which was both super fun and emotionally rewarding, plus added multiple six figures to my bottom line without spending a penny on lead generation or bothering with any marketing.

I spend the money on quality furniture.

Imagine spending several hours, structuring a loan for your client that makes sense, all for the lender to go around you, use the information you gave them,  and not give you any credit or even touch-base with you and say "hey by the way, your client contacted us directly".