It saves you some time, that's all BUT time is pretty valuable stuff.For a newbie, that rule of thumb is even more important to help them make sense of things and allow them to focus more and not be overwhelmed.

Some good questions for him to ask each potential company are:- how long have you been in business- what is your fee (be specific on the number of properties involved and if it's forward, reverse, etc)- where is your operations staff located (ie where will be funds be)- what type of account will my funds be held in? 

However, when I go to meetups and I talk with people who are new at real estate, they often don't know where to start and they feel overwhelmed.

I would call their support staff and see if they can walk you through it. 

I am waiting for an email from Jerryll's staff with the percentage of people who complete his courses. 

First, increase staff size.

There is so much that goes on into Real Estate and it can definitely get to be a bit overwhelming.

You're probably overwhelmed with questions but rest assured you came to the right place.

You can only play games for so long.Chances are your next door neighbor is an IRS agent and turns you in when your tenants blocks their drive or some other random event disturbing your IRS neighbor.ADU catches fire and your insurance won't cover you, because it was an illegal and unpermitted structure.The city inspector told the last guy not to build or rent it, and is now pissed and wants to make an example of you and just red tags the whole property and no one can occupy for the next 1-2-3 years while you wait for a hearing.Then when you get the hearing, "staff" recommends you tear the whole structure down, and if you still want an ADU, you can apply for a permit and rebuild it.Your tenant quits paying rent and won't move out and you can't evict them, because there is no valid lease and they're just your "roommate".Probably a dozen other bad things can happen to you when you do stuff like this. 

The office space added represents a saving of $2500 a month I was going to pay in a lease for an offsite building for my expanding team and staff.