Am I wrong for wanting to see when my places get booked and how much they got booked for ahead of time?

What that means is that if you win, they let you win and they didn't want the property of they bid you up.These are the basics, but I think you were way ahead knowing it's not ripe to be an acquisition pipeline.

Your Lender I can help you with #2 & My suggestion to find  #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on FIND A LENDER.

Surround yourself with like-minded individuals who are at a similar stage in their investment journey, or seek out those who are 1-2 steps ahead.

Now I see the magnifying search glass in the upper right part of the (desktop)screen, next to your profile bubble and Alerts.After you click Search, be sure to filter on 'Forum' topics.

But man, once he got that first deal under his belt, he couldn’t believe how much easier things clicked from there.

Often times moving too fast with a limited margin for error can be a breeding ground for bad days ahead.

instead of "threatening" him to not do it, make him aware of the challenges ahead and why, so he has an opportunity to see and decide if he has what it takes to overcome them. 

I also know that they "didn't know about the sale ahead of time", so I have to imagine that played a role in the lien. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.