I have searchd the forums but couldn't find much about Boostly.  They have nice looking direct booking sites, but I'm more curious about their digital marketing training and crm software included with their package.  ...

@Lulu LueHUD has 2 online databases of lenders showing which ones have the most experience with 203k's. 

I'm looking forward to meeting more like minded people and continuing my education and practice in this very interesting and exciting field!

They are connected with NetWorth Realty. i am considering them for my first experience with hard money loan and thought i would get feedback

Message me and we can cover all that and where I think you'll be best served investing in our market and similar markets in Texas as well as best practices.

Where I see the biggest pitfall however is, in practice, you may run into trouble with the appraiser on the new property re-fi if you're not doing any improvements.

Has anyone had experience with Jerry's marketing program using Craigslist and VA's? 

Nights, weekends, holidays, etc.To keep this on-topic, though...DO figure out what's healthy for you to manage but remember it's a process where every experience teaches you good and bad (and be patient with that process).DON'T sweat the small stuff (damage/costs under $50, undisclosed dogs, etc.) but DO find a way to learn, prevent, put in better practices to maintain your sanity. 

The student also got great experience and was able to stay in the deal over the long haul. 

Wholesalers (no offense to those in the comments) who are doing this without being a foreign entity are probably co-wholesaling which is on the borderline and practically acting as an agent without a license or getting referral fees by having actual wholesalers on the ground doing deals and they just provide the leads which is different than wholesaling.