I’ve been contacted by the Angi company but I’ve read a lot of negative comments regarding how the treat their contractors.

See theolivejar(dot)co for her website.She is an LA-based STR designer who has helped a lot of clients get to the level they need to.

I've been doing a lot of research which is making me nervous but also excited. 

All the add-ons are a la carte so you can definitely get a lot of value based on what you need.One thing I personally don't like is that when tenants pay rent, they are charged $1 per transaction for ACH use.

As General Partners (GPs), we juggle a lot—talking with vendors, negotiating with buyers and sellers, and ensuring the deal stays on track.

While time consuming, I did learn a lot and was within $2,000 of my initial budget.

Are a lot of people in it for themselves, and will give you advice that will benefit them, of course, that is human nature?

. :-)You use the word “WE” a lot.

OKC has alot of opportunity mainly because of its low level of enforcement of housing codes, strong landlord laws and conservative judges in eviction court.

That is part of the problem with a lot of companies (I am not knocking insula as dont have all the info/facts just stating how the business works), they engage brokers to get them loans and the brokers collect a small fee. unfortunately many of the brokers may be similar to real estate wholesalers - have little to no experience.