An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

The deal has to make sense and you really need to know the comps to make sure your investment is going to actually make money.

The coaches are making tons of money from coaching NOT real estate investing.  

Of the IRA money I spent $120k on the remodel.

That’s great advice Taz, I’m currently working on saving enough money to get started, house hacking is hard for me at the moment because I just bought a house 2 years ago, I would have to sell my house(which is in a great neighborhood great location) and use that money to fund the duplex which isn’t totally out of the question, I would like to keep the house if possible but also would like to get real estate investing more.

His family made their money with W2s and the stock market.

If they aren't charging a pre-disclosed & agreed upon Markup - they are probably hiding something to make money for their time.Good luck!

Not sure how much money % I can save if I do it myself too? 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

It's not about the money.