Being a curious person, I gained an interest in real estate investing due to other classmates being interested in real estate.

Others may have personal experience to share.

I spend roughly $120k on my renovations, but this is for the entire property and developing the secondary suite which certainly costs more (2 new furnaces, all new plumbing, new kitchens and bathrooms with tiled floors and showers).All said and done, I personally love it.

I personally think it is best to work with local professionals with a good track record. 

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

Raising your credit score will get you far better rates personally as well as with private lenders for your LLC. 

I personally have not heard of the website that you came across.

Can this person now be "a real estate" professional? 

I also personally feel like I may take a step back from my main biz in about 15yrs..

BUT, let’s say for personal reasons you want to “stretch” for faster wealth accumulation.