The speaker touted an organization called  Novogradac as a good source of information about Opportunity Zones.

I saw another article on another clickbait site touting Newark as like the second best city to invest in.

Even adding other minor monthly 'debt' like cell phone bill, utilities, etc, it doesn't move the needle much.Most scenarios that tout 30yr over 15yr use a very similar interest rate in comparison, however we're talking almost a complete point difference. 

When market is top cycle the sellers have lot's of more options out there with buyers and capital in the marketplace wanting to purchase.Of course the people selling course will tout they had great success etc. but will gloss over or fail to mention their examples were at  a unique time in the cycle and doing that same thing today will be very tough.

The folks touting their greatness are almost always the ones selling them. 

Lastly Newton is now touting faster access to Charlotte due to highway improvement.

For e.g. look up Rod Khleif - he is touted as Multifamily family guru and he lost over $50M in 2008.

If you are lazy, stupid and/or a slacker, it wont matter..... the issue is really knowing "what/who" you are.......seen plenty of people that are just straight up lazy tout the "college is a waste of time....degree is worthless"...but they aren't out there hustling to do anything else either...... they are just lazy and want to appear smart by not getting "tricked by the man".....

He gives bad tax advise which isn’t even true or legal .He tells you to buy 100k houses for 20k at the court house steps which is impossible .. touts lying on loan forms about using his house cat as a partner .

-TRUST YOURSELF ONLYthe way BRRR is being touted in the book on BP  lacks a very fundamental aspect of BRRR I did as a HML over 2000 BRRR's for clients all over the country prior to the melt down of 08.. its how all turnkey worked at the time..Big difference though is I would not lend on the asset up front without an ARV appraisal before we even bought the place.. and as the lender I HAD the teams under my control.. since it was my money.. so the out of area investor had a TRUE team not a dream team of wholesaler realtor contractor  LOL.. which can be problematical as your discovering.. the only thing that goofed us up is when REFIs were no longer being done on rentals.. not saying it will happen again..But one really needs to know these things and be fully approved for the refi  including values before you buy the rehabber..had you done this ..