The second contractor , also started well and assured me that he had a license and since I was in a hurry to continue and complete the project I agreed without checking his license, it turned out that he had no license , which is okay , but do not lie,that might have explained the poor quality finishes and lack of electrical knowledge.

If you mean gurus or even a guru with a law degree, I can assure you, they are not finance experts.       

As a borrower, I can assure you that you don't want all your eggs in one basket anyway.  

They have assurance through seeing the GV calls that a deal will come through.

And I can assure you Oregon would also follow up on complaint of non licensed activity /. then the wholesalers can argue the merits of selling a contract vs a vs reselling a home...

So I used that to knock an extra 30k off the price by assuring him he wouldn't have to go through the eviction process and I would handle it on my own dime and that why he should help me with the pricing.

Either their agent has assured them, or their trust in the purchaser.After 19 years as a Full time Investing Broker, selling about 75 homes a year at my peak, I can assure you that your entire statement, while SOMETIMES true, is not ALWAYS True.The newer people should read what you say with a grain of salt on this fact here because as  a Broker myself, I can assure you that is NOT always the case.Have a Powerful Sales Day! 

If it goes into the base, then it'll get depreciated over x years.If you put the full $50k remodel cost into your tax return, then be assured of your audit.

I was assured that anyone could become a real estate investor, so my question would be how do I best go about raising the capitol that it would take to complete my very first deal?

I assured them that if they accepted the offer they could just walk away and never lift another finger in regards to the property and move on with their lives.