You have a great group of people to help you and build a successful portfolio. 

Get people financially educated and let them buy their own houses.

There are also horror stories about people loosing their property in Spain. 

Quote from @Eliott Elias: People don't take action.

.: Most people suck at painting. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Then, after I had experience and several wins, people were willing to partner with me on deals, or lend to me in second position for a short period of time to help with the down payment and with repairs and then I would pay them back when I would refinance.

There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.

Anything past that might feel weird.Good job going to your first one, that is a great step that too many people miss out on.

James and his people who manage the program are nice and give basic sales and negotiation advice but not much that moves the needle in any situation.