I contacted my past buyer to see how he was doing and get referrals and he explained his situation and needed to sell.

If my capital gains assumptions are wrong, can you please explain?

I have no idea who Anthony Turco is, never heard of him, but let me explain something about courses and gurus.There are a lot of fake gurus out there and a lot who have bad intentions, but even in most of those the course information is not terrible (it's just copied from someone else).

To get a second opinion, I reached out to a different firm, explained the situation, and they gave me the same answer. 

Explain your answer please.

Can someone explain. which platform is more updated and accurate?

@Jason Eisert not sure how it works never did mailers, but could you explain what you mean by hawaii authenticity and stamps from hawaii.

I explained that I did not mind him having a draw as long as certain work is completed, etc. 

If I want to see a property that is on the market I simply call the selling agent and explain I am an investor, send over preapproval from my private lender and they show me the house.

Not to mention, have fun explaining to your insurance carrier in the event of a claim that you knowingly hired vendors who were breaking the law and were uninsured.....but its ok because they signed a waiver.