I am seeking general guidance and support from the BiggerPockets community.In short: Being newly married and moving out of state, I just don't have time for all these hassles.

If I may, let me offer some tactical advice and then some unsolicited general advice.Tactical advice: marketing to traveling oil industry workers probably isn't radically different than what you have been doing to get your rooms filled with students.

Generally, this type of counseling might have a little fee to it but it's well worth it if it protects you (and them). 

I'm in the general due diligence phase, i.e. determining if I really want to do this at all.

What’s worse is many investors who do get burned become afraid of investments in general and keep their money “safe” at bank rates of return.  

, sales people in general - always stretch the truth!

Hello, I’m a local investor and general contractor  to St.

Instead it looks like a sales pitch that is targeted to unsophisticated investors who are new to the space.If that's actually the situation here than these deals generally have multiple things I can't stomach and is an immediate red flag for me.2) AAA Storage growth: At one point I was interested in this sponsor because of the claimed full real estate cycle track record with little to no money lost.

For Livermore, the activity is slower compared to the general Bay Area so you would need to be more cautious on picking the right property to flip, and the margin has to be large enough for it to make sense.

Any general advice for a first time flipper?