Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

These things should NEVER be considered in an educational program much less a program that has self serving owners with over-hyped experience and credentials.Students have been squeezed out of deals that their coaches are involved with.

my last post on this subject.I ran into a small company  6 folks involved  boy friend girl friends  they read rich dad book then went to a guru presentation and learned about wrapping notes which of course is the bizz model your talking about.

Then involve a GC once you understand the scope of work.

How much "storytelling" is involved?

That complicates enough I'd consult with an entity/asset protection pro.I don't hold residential assets in LLCs unless partners got involved. 

What are you doing for those who want to learn and how can I get involved?! 

Mostly due to the fact my spouse and I agreed on her to have zero involvment in any sort of RE investing (and its our home) I think once you have a good 6-12 months of reserve cash (operating expenses for your own life saved as a back up incase things go bad) save enough liquidity to get the ball rolling on your first invesment.

It really all depends on the amount of risk you want to involve yourselves in. 

I personally benefited from this when I first started and now provide my signature to partnerships I am not as actively involved with.