One of the biggest risks I observe with flips and first time investors are instances where the project goes over budget or gets stuck in mud, can't sell and even worse the borrower doesn't have the credit profile to refinance out to a lower interest lending source if borrower is required to hold the property as a rental. 

It depends a lot on your risk profile and regular income.

You forgot to put your location in your profile.

Social media profiles, how many properties people have owned, and what they accomplished were simply lies to get people to invest with them or get new people to raise money for them.

That's fun - two first time posters singing the praises of this program One of which, Nick, works for the company based on his LinkedIn profile. 

Find a good deal and get some real estate experience--don't focus so much on that real estate having to fit some specific profile. 

A simple baseline plan might’ve steered him toward properties with more reliable maintenace histories or a stronger neighborhood profile, saving him a lot of sweat.

Then it'll be the most criminally profiled, and usually those are in groups due to gang activity and arguably will cost the most to remove simply due to state-based policies being more lax and their ability to run but not hide.

I recommend looking outside your area and review who fits your profile the best.

You’re correct—Airbnb and Vrbo don’t do credit checks, but many hosts screen guests through reviews, verified IDs, and guest profiles.