Hey @Bill Webster thanks for being transparent and helping to challenge us to improve where we're weak man.

I've always masked my quitting spirit as "curiosity" but have realized it's just me being weak when the going gets tough. 16 years ago sitting in an apartment in Roswell, Ga I bought "Real Estate for Dummies", cracked it open, read a few chapters and put it down.

Personally went this route and it has paid me dividends on my own deals knowing what my strengths and weaknesses are in the labor department.

Here are my observations:  1) Darren quoted me $9800, not $5800 so there are a lot of sharks in these waters, 2) the people you are transacting with in these deals are poor souls, so you are taking advantage of weak people - I would rather help them out than make money on them, 3) as others observed, good luck finding a renter/buyer, 4) buying and flipping is easier than managing renters, 5) there are too many people/parties involved in these deals which means headaches, 5) Blair's testimonials are almost all people who are just getting started, 6) if you search for reviews of this program, you realize Blair is indeed a bot and has created a ton of postings so you'll never see what he doesn't want you to see (i.e., dissatisfied customers), 7) if you google the address Blair gives for his business, it is a private mailbox service in Collins, NC, 8) deal testimonials provide very few specifics so you cant verify them.  

A fantastic deal in a weak neighborhood can still l make you good money. 

Applied psychology, networking, salesmanship are important things that do not come naturally to most engineers.The above are generalizations and your milage may vary, but being able to spot your strengths and weaknesses is a good step in the right direction.

One other thing: if there is any weakness in your personal relationship (marriage, union, live-in, whatever), this endeavor will expose it big-time.

There are lower priced assets 1 million etc. but tend to be in weak suburban to rural markets. 

In general Central jersey is a weak market, so whenever a deal comes across they go so fast because the demand for deals is so high, but the supply of deals are so LOW! 

Adjustments to this general rule are made for less than stellar credit, weak financials, or lack of experience.