He sees me as a dreamer, and not a doer, which to his credit is kind of accurate.

Of course like all meetups there are people there who have gone every month for probably 10 years and never done a deal. 

A business line of credit through your LLC protects personal assets, builds business credit, and may allow interest deductions, but it might be harder to secure for a new LLC.

Quote from @Daron Williams: I just invested in a tax deed here in texas it was a beautiful lot right on lake sam rayburn. i have it on the market for sale the only problem is you have to have two lots to build on.. i found the person that owns the lot to the right of me and there willing to possibly sale there lot the only problem is i dont have the money or the credit  to purchase it.

Of course you can get discounts for having certain items FULLY updated, like plumbing.  

The "guru", to his credit, admitted that he had 4 SubTos Due on Sales called in one week.

You also get 100 free credits on sign up so great if you just need a smaller list done. 

It is easy for people to download fake W2s, ESA paperwork, etc, with a few mouse clicks and a credit card. 

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.

OF COURSE the Contractor is going to say you need to tear it all out and rebuild the wall(s)  because that's the absolute easiest solution and adds additional work for him.