So I watched for several years, how the less sophisticated side of property management works - no real thought about profitability, making the house nicer than it needs to be, but I did learn about getting the right tenant.

So, I would say that if your friend has a VERY REALISTIC perception of how hard you need to work to generate leads, he can certainly start building his business part-time.

It is the most sophisticated training in commercial real estate available.

I do believe you need to fix your perception that you have "no extra income" before you can dive in.

Interesting to see how my attitude, perception of investing, and confidence has changedalso, if anyone else happens to stumble across this post this is proof that biggerpockets works. as of today I have 8 SFR and a 24 units MF.

I doubt having a brand or web address will change others perception of "Flippers".

They might have more sophisticated equipment than you or ideas you haven't thought of.

There is an assumption about the financial sophistication of the seller on a lease/option deal vs. the buyer.

Hearing advocates of operating lose and with disregard seems to impress newbies, sounds cool, but that certainly not the way professionals conduct business, at least here and I'm in the heart of the Ozarks, not the most sophisticated business environment on the face of the earth.

It might have prevented me from establishing the account at all depending on the advice I received and my perception of the complexity.