Because my job is bigger I would likely pay around $3k for 8-10 hours of consulting.I had to look up what a slump test was.I want to read up on the scope of the work and things I would need to know but there isn't a ton of reading material for the novice.

@Michael Vi, in general, I wouldn't advocate for a novice to take on a 220yo house, whether for a flip or as a BRRRR project.

This should tell us we are novice folks and trust people easy. 

Any Tips.Even though this might appear as a novice posting... it is.

Also if you need hard money you easily can show what you have done to show your not a novice 

You need to sell, now.Very sad to see novice investors operating under the misconception they have positive cash flow.

Any novices may look at the Zestimate price which $303,xxx. 

Much rather read stories of experiences such as yours especially where solutions are found that help in the end than the "bought a house, everything went great, make a ton of cash" stories that excite but often leave the novices with buyers remorse. 

At the bottom line, I'd be willing to wager that very few of these rules are observed in practice, which makes this a more dangerous (or at least useless) entity for the novice.

Not what most novice investors what to hear.