REI is about collecting dollar$, not properties. 

I am no professional here, just explaining from my experience.. first, insurance starts claim and they send adjuster out to assess, check damages, and collect documentation.

It is much harder to find a 2nd lien lender on an investment property and, even if you do, they are going to have maximums on the collective loan to value between both liens.

Airbnb collects $ millions in garbage insurance premiums from guests but only rarely pays out anything.

We have a ongoing list of each along with their fees and what state they are licensed to collect debt in.

For a relatively "safe" creative financing, one needs serious reserves (lots of moolah) and the ability to sell or refinance quickly when one of those "hiccups" occur.The gurus usually collect a large fee, from people who have neither money, reserves, nor experience.

Now I get to sit back, relax and collect $2300/mo in rent plus about $100k instant equity because of how the market is over there.

Basically, they suggest to buy a property with very little money, collect the cashflow, then refinance to pull money out of the property, buy more real estate for more cash flow and quit the W2 they hate.The first flaw is that a lot of the books written before 2020 will tell you to analyze more deals until you find one that cashflows.

Did you join Capital Collective or Raise Masters?  

I used to go and bang on the door to collect rent in cash which I don't do anymore, but I learned a ton with my first one.