The folks on BP are a great resource as is all the training and tools. 

Sounds more like trying to win a popularity contest, aiming to gain votes and likes from people here that also have something against wholesaling.But OK let me play along.Let's fact-check this:OP: "It’ll truly be strange to even hear people and gurus trying to make big money off it."

So I just rcvd a rental application from Zillow and the credit score is showing 714 which sounds good... BUT there have been 24 late payments with the last late payment made in Nov 2024 and  0 paid on time. There's a ...

You have to go with what works for you but please be sure your software or research tools are not erroneously bending into what you wanted to result to be. 

A debt service loan is popular for that step.

With this in mind, doing the market research well is key and I can share with you some tools / websites that i used for my own (for example idealista data or national stats), so you can check in which cities population is growing (just a few), unemployment rates, rent/buying $ per m2, etc.  

My husband was able to consolidate and re-finance the debt after we executed the deal but this was only possible because we bought a VERY modest property of 70k as a learning tool to really see what buying a home in CR would be like. 

My two cents is that the non-live broadcast is a commonly used marketing tool If it was "live" when it was first broadcast, then it is not a "scam" in my opinion but a rebroadcast that does not disclose that fact (not as professional as it could be).

Airdna is a good resource and tool, but I wouldn't rely solely on that platform for data.

Section 8 is best used as a risk mitigation tool for properties in super low income, high crime areas.