You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

I ended up switching PM companies to RPM, and have had a better experience with them so far.

If it is a heavy rehab you'll need experience to get a fix n flip loan on it.What kind if real estate exp do you bring?

Currently,I don't have any experience in RE investing but highly motivated to start it asap.

However, for the right situation and learning experience I would not rule it out. 

Because the chances of successfully concluding a wholesale transaction when you lack experience, knowledge and capital are so infinitesimally small that you’d be better off playing the lottery.  

I manage around 400 rentals with 14 years of experience and have never been sued once.

Credit Unions are pretty great, as in my experience, commercial loan renewals tend to be automatic.

Does anyone have any experience with any of these platforms?

If anyone else here has been duped by these scammers, please reply.Sorry to hear about your experience.