what are the laws in CO regarding unlicensed wholesalers tying up property advertising it and collecting a fee at closing is that even legal in that state. ???

Presidents do not change tax laws.They can issue pardons and various executive orders, but changing tax laws can only be done by Congress.It does not matter what tax laws Biden or Trump want and promise.

There usually aren't photos of the basements and that's were most of the big ticket issues are.

This is why I stress the importance of knowing the laws and the strength of the legal system before investing in a particular market.

That is higher than most, but we want to see you succeed and only way to do that is to be sure every investor has room in the rent income to service unexpected issues. 

Maybe not anymore, for now: https://natlawreview.com/article/texas-federal-court-issues-nationwide-injunction-against-enforcement-corporate

Any laws against repaying the loan in stocks instead of actual cash?

What I take some issue with is the techniques that guru's use to up sell and so on .. and they do nothing to qualify if the person paying them if the program does not work they are now into debt to the eyeballs and so on but then again who are we to say at some point.. think of  Hewlet and Packard they went into 15k worth of debt to start HP in late 40s or early 50s and that was a ton of money then :)

Knowing exactly what’s happening with the duplex—rents, repairs, tenant feedback—can help you catch issues early and save time, stress, and money in the long run.

That filters out 99%+ of the issues.