They promoted people who had no training or mentorship to move up2.

A course won't do anything but give you the pieces to the million piece jigsaw puzzle.You must be diligent, tenacious and Gumby-like to succeed in CREI.

@Jay Hinrichs yea the fact they were promoting commercial as a gold nugget I thought was strange because I know commercial can take forever to sell.

After the fact, you identified red flags and now understand why someone promoting on BP is no different than someone posting on other social media pages...it shouldn't automatically lend credibility to the company simply because they pay to promote themselves on BP.

I'm not a wholesaler, but as an end-buyer I wrote a piece about what I think wholesalers should know regarding our mindset and thereby what I think is important to prioritize. 

Usually, it's because it's on a piece of land and needs to be moved.

They will ask you to fill out 1-2 pieces of paper, and they will probably send you a 1099 at the end of the year, but that should not be a big concern usually.I try and help my tenants out whenever I can if they can get free money.  

I think that the cost of the management is not as important as the trust and the piece of mind someone might get from hiring a great property manager.

I do have a knack for design, so it wasn't too difficult for me to incorporate low-cost pieces (a $40 sofa) with the right accent items to make the place feel high-end and vibey.

So we side hustled and earned a few promotions and changed jobs (and locations - Dallas, Austin, Nashville) a few times to boost our earnings to fast track us to our first ever investment.