Consider it a valuable lesson learned for a mere $400!  

Thank you to every honest person who added their valuable input.I would also like to point out the suspicious nature of the accounts that posted positive reviews for ABA.

Thanks for the valuable info. 

It’s possible I did a poor job of explaining this, this isn’t really a service for investors per se’ in fact I would probably in an ideal enjoy doing this more for primary home buyers, this to me is an alternative to the 2.5% commission model, you cut out the most time consuming and often in my opinion least valuable part of the job which is showing people around and opening cabinets and seeing if they are soft close or not lol (I presume in this new world there will be more open house, more showings by listing agents, possibly more services that allow buyers to show themselves houses like the Redfin does on some of its listing) because of that plus the guarantee of getting at least something for your time allows you to theoretically charge much less while still providing the important parts of the job, like you should consider this area, let’s go over this home inspection repost, here’s how we should craft an offer etc, even spending time explaining rent vs buy calculation and personal finance etc, plus the being able to be paid regardless of your advice, I’ve had countless clients who has just a myriad of bad ideas I’ve talked out of, but of course you don’t get paid for that in this commission structure.

Unless you're sacrificing valuable landscaping/recreation area, there's really no downside to having additional parking if it pencils out, regardless of what you end up doing with the property.

It lays out a system and process for creating a scope of work that can then be used to get bit to figure out actual renovation costs.Even if the price ranges aren't going to be accurate for you, if you are looking for a process estimating, I think you'll find the book very valuable.

you can get a lot of valuable information for both the US and japan at their meetings. hopefully i'll get a chance to see you soon. 

Mid-term lease sounds valuable but hesitant to use capital and effort to furnish it when we really don't know how well that will perform.

One thing I will say is to start before you think you are ready, learning from experience will always be more valuable than any BP post or youtube video that you watch. 

Networking with other investors in San Antonio can also provide valuable insights and support as you embark on your real estate investing journey.