While you've taken the creative liberty of using an alias, the real issue here seems to be your penchant for continuously spreading misleading information all over the web (You've been BUSY).

It sounds like you have your fundamentals down - I feel like part of your problem is that you are looking at "ON-MARKET" homes which (in California) will almost never cash flow.

Not to mention it would be so much less of a headache and so much less time and energy invested on your behalf, plus much less exposure to risk, easier to manage etc. to just buy a single multifamily for $800k in a good location with strong underlying fundamentals. 

It would be much harder to do any of this with existing electrical since it was giant web of a mess.

For database, Excel, Google Sheets, or AirTable (web based).

To start lending your own money to real estate investors, you need to first educate yourself on the fundamentals of real estate financing and investment.

Great post Mike, these fundamentals can be taken to any market.Understanding the traveler demand and needs, seeing where the market may be lacking (and avoiding where they are saturated), then catering to that market.   

@Amy Webber“HelloFax, the Web site that finally liberates us from the worst gadget on earth.” 

According to their research online, Charlotte ends up appearing fundamentally as an affordable option with great fundamentals.

So I understand to scale a training business many times you have to outsource ( don't know if this company is doing that) But out source your lead gen funnel.. pretty tough for the actual owners to respond to all the hits they are going to get if they are out on the web with mass advertising..