There have been other times in our countries history where we needed more population.... i.e. the Irish immigration.

There are also others who assist in teaching you DD.Another route is to find a broker-dealer who invests in alternative investments like real estate funds as they will have done a lot of DD on the sponsor as well. 

There is a John Deere dealer about 5 miles away. 

Since flips are typically treated as dealer properties, profits are taxed as ordinary income.Please make sure your entire structure is properly analyzed for you to save most amount of taxes.

I'm considering a major reno owner/occupied triplex in the Irish Channel, great walkability. 

That is what is meant by slow flip except generally you will use borrowed funds to buy distressed property and sell for more with financing--similar to what some used car dealers do but with an appreciating asset instead.

In general, financial advisors that work for a Broker-Dealer charge 6.5% on the front end.

My goal with REI is to gain financial freedom, spend more time with family here and that are out of town (and therefore cost more to go see), and to be able to buy the things I want ( I love cars and live very close to some luxury auto dealers lol)!

Personally I'm glad I'm not in any syndications right now, but that doesn't mean that us sfh dealers don't need to keep our eyes open too.

Hence a win win, I'm thinking, finance, we can make the payment with $10K down, $400 mthly with dealer financing.