Numerous times I have been able to think through an issues that arose on a construction site and saved the Owner by proposing an alternate route to resolve it. 

Like @Matthew Paul we have a variety of vendors and are always looking for more relationships. 

The program is neither good nor bad, there's just different pros & cons compared to cash paying tenants.Have offered to schedule a call with you numerous times to try and assist you, but you seem to prefer posting & posting & posting - which will take so much longer:(What are the chances you'll actually invest someday, given how long it's taking you to do basic research?

I'm new to real estate investing in general but excited to learn about all the complexities, intricacies, and varieties. 

This is going to vary significantly depending on numerous factors.Always happy to connect 

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

- Depends on a variety of factors Also, as a real estate investor, can I write off 100% of the education travel for real estate, such as the Bigger Pockets Cancun conference?

I’d recommend listening to the straight up Chicago investor podcast for local information, going to the variety of meetups that are in this great city, and meeting a lot of the people posting here. 

There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.

In New Jersey, there are numerous brokerages to chose from, and I highly suggest you do a google search and look into 100% virtual real estate brokerages in New Jersey.