Being in "extreme learning mode" is a good start but I leave you with something my friend once said that also applies to REI, "inspiration is good but inspiration combined with action is so much better."

I actually just bought a duplex in Huntsville on 2/15/18 with my new friends from Huntsville and I'm trying this more direct method of acquisition instead of the turnkey model. 

I'm in that mode right now, just get out there and do-stop waiting!

I think Jay hit it on the head, the "wholesale only" model is set up to broker transactions.

I’m still in learning mode but starting to focus on specific markets for buying my first SFH to put to use as an investment/long term rental property.Las Vegas is one of the markets I’ve been interested in.

the other very important piece of equipment that I found most use full when I was in full home remodel mode.. was a dump trailer two axel with an electric dump..that sucker saved us a ton.. 

The STR model is, potentially, the only way to achieve any net cash flow, even if modest.  

Don't care what you all think, I have done the unthinkable obsessively maniac beat mode to get here.How do I know no one did as much as I did?

Your business model is still  bad. 

A model is only as good as its user, and it’s impossible to know the strengths and weaknesses of a model that you didn’t create yourself.Last thought ... working with an experienced partner on your first deal will teach you more than any online course.Best of luck!