If its a competitive situation and you wanted to submit an offer with a sub 20% chance of winning I would submit a verbal offer, I would not waste my time writing up a contract. 

The website was super easy to use and the prospective tenants were able to submit an application, which gave me their income, credit, and background information.

I've read quite a bit and I've watched a ton of videos. 

Make sure you have proof of funds or a pre-approval letter ready to submit with the offer. 

The really good spreadsheets come with a video teaching you how to use them.

I flew out there and did drive around the neighborhoods - they look much different in person than in photos and video tours (I do know a few CA investors who buy sight unseen in multiple states but I think their risk tolerance is higher than mine).   

Between Investing and breastfeeding I Had upgraded my business and started also consulting business owners about visual content.2021 I launched my marketing agency ‘The visualistit’ and thought business owners who have great ideas and want recognition - to market themselves and their businesses through videos on social, and feel really comfortable in front of the camera.In 2022 I did my third investment, this time in Israel, my country, 1076 sqft, remodeled it with contractors and rented it.2024 it is stronger than me 🙂 I decided to do real estate full timeI realized that I really love real estate because I love many parts of it,first it’s a people business, and for me that’s almost the best part :) Second, it's a creative business, from rehab and design to creative financing.

I too found his YouTube videos.

Any video you see or article you read on a new way to win, you like.

And the ones that affiliate videos seem to be a commercial for BL, not tutorials.