In that timeframe, the real estate market in the Riviera Maya has been red hot so this is pretty bad.The developers and the promotors of these deals (who get paid fat commissions to sell them) might be the only ones who will make (serious) money there.

A degree from the school of hard knocks is an understatement, I dealt with just about every real estate problem you can in Chicago which is not an easy place to do business to begin with.

I am constantly gathering knowledge on real estate and wholesaling and plan to do anything I can in my power to succeed and bring wealth and financial security to my family and beyond.

I haven't yet saved up enough capital to embark on flipping myself, but I'm wanting to get as much experience as I can in finding flip projects, analyzing and estimating repair costs, and developing relationships prior to my first rehab. 

I'd agree with your initial post...If you're finding the offmarket deals yourself (and not having fat trimmed by a wholesaler/agent), you could still make it happen depending on your location. 

Go out and find the best deal you can.

Just asking as a novice person reading this trading naked would be a risky bet.Since the volatility is so high, spreads are pretty fat right now,but don't know when it will drop to grab the premium ;)----For the other answers,  we are in an unchartered market.

Take a client to lunch in their BMW, then go to a couple closings to collect fat commission checks.

I've been reading along and trying to absorb as much knowledge as I can in the last 4 years.  

Dreams of starting with nothing, spending no time working on your business and having fat paydays are just that - dreams.