It provides more clarity for me as this is new and uncharted territory - especially how the repairs/draws take place seeing that this was a vacant fixer-upper and the lender in 1st lien has a rehab loan.

I'm not looking to step on anyone's territory, rather wanting to help people that are in distressed mode because they are losing their home, are whatever the reason is that they are motivated to sell. 

Quote from @Eugene Weixel: Is Morris presence in Portugal thwarting the New Jersey lawsuits? 

@Bryan Cavellier, You can 1031 with any US property including Guam, the USVI and ...drum roll- The Northern Marianas Islands (go figure but I actually had a realtor from there in a class of mine recently) into any other US or one of those territories.  1031 is a federal statute so it's applied the same in all locals with just a few variations state to state at the state level. 

He has no social media, no pictures, no videos, no online presence, nothing.

We will always make more money and with less risk in our home territory, whether it is good or bad per other people's views.Sidenote on the LA fires. 

We are in uncharted territory and there is no historical reference we have to suggest the most prudent course of action.

So to me it just goes with the territory and I guess to your point we are getting what we paid for but it was the Architect that set the 2100.00 fee I just agreed to it.

He just did not have the same SM presence..

I didn't know he offered any type of course, but given his books and YouTube presence, doesn't surprise me.