i think the unique quirks of it made it scary for some investors.

We have investors that have come from li to Catskills.  

As a new investor, your best bet is to start small with an app like DealMachine or Propstream so you have direct control of your options.

The main issue newer investors have is that you sort of have to be able to build a realistic scope of work up front, and your GC isn't going to walk every property you are interested in if they are the kind of GC you want to work with because they literally don't have time. 

It's a great option for the right investor at the right time in their lives.  

If you are not finding good deals money wont find you.If you earn a decent wage and are credit worthy you can start investing by house hacking a multi family with a low down payment mortgage.If you have no money or credit your best best is start finding deals and bringing them to other investors who have money.

Instead of flipping the house, I should have wholesaled it—cleaning it out and listing it for another investor to take on the renovation.

It also appears Investor's Edge may have rebranded from their old company name "Do Hard Money".Propstream screenshot:"Investor's Edge/Dohardmoney" screenshot:

I have been a Real Estate investor for about 35 years and have never experienced such incompetence.

My though process in undercutting the bank by 1 % was to possibly attract qualified buyers.