And when it comes to a company pressuring you not to do your due diligence, that should be an enormous red flag. 

This will pressure up the rents.We saw a similar tight supply in sales as well.

This way, others can participate at their own comfort level and enjoy the community’s shared experiences without feeling pressured.

I'm not opposed to paying for education but was thrown offguard as they didn't not set my expectations & I didn't think I would feel so much pressure. 

Good deals (great deals) are WORKED - negotiated, bartered, set up creatively, and necessitate understanding the opposite parties motivations, desires, needs, pressures, etc.

I would start with something either turnkey or light value-add, so you can start forming your boots on the ground team with less pressure and risk.

You didn't mention the time frame but if that opportunity was a few years ago they had upward pricing pressure (hence $200k high sales price) and lower interest rates bringing in more offers.

We have put so much pressure on ourselves.

If I borrow a down payment from a friend at 7%, there's no way the deal isn't doing to be cashflow negative, and that puts a ton of pressure on appreciation to make the deal worth doing, and every deal makes me less able to do another in the near term)... 

The price point entries in those communities are much lower and the cash flows are excellent with much less rental pressure on units and a better homes for sale ratio.