I’m most impressed with the fact that you studied real estate and real estate markets for a year before investing; that you scanned the possibilities, chose what you considered the best opportunity, and went all in.  

Biggerpockets could implement AI to check EVERY website at once for data which will make numbers more accurate and make investing faster.5: What about tax savings real estate has tax advantages, BiggerPockets could implement a system that shows you step by step how to save money on taxes.

That is just not realistic in this current market.So in my opinion it's important to expose yourself to a large number of deals, so you can develop an intuitive sense of what's reasonable and what's not (and quickly discard the ones that aren't).And it's true that there is no way to 100% protect from fraud (and not just in passive real estate investments but even in public stocks etc.).

I am new to real estate investing and got into it because of the book The House Hacking Strategy.I live in San Diego; the rent is just crazy.

Good luck with your real estate investing journey.

Hi there :)I'm brand new to real-estate investing but motivated to take action and start gaining momentum on my dreams of building a portfolio of properties. 

OP why are you in a Real Estate forum.  

@Kwanza P.Here you can learn more about non-recourse loans:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/46115-real-e...Here is a list of lenders offering non-recourse financing to Solo 401k:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/50272-list-o...You protect your property by purchasing insurance. 

Real estate, like other things has a snowball effect.

Have you read, "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene?