The lack of them on listings for homes about $500K is pretty astonishing, and a lot of rentals they are non-existent. 

Lack of progress or poor quality?).

You don't lack motivation, you lack clarity, I personally think a good coach will help you with what you are trying to accomplish.

You said you lacked 6 weeks or so finishing?

That said, there is a considerable lack of accessible properties everywhere and there definitely IS demand.

Until builders can catch up and create millions of homes, I think we will continue to see huge increases in sales prices, however, the lack of sellers means numbers in terms of how many houses sold will continue to go down driving prices up even higher

I've looked into several real estate CRM tools and most of them are lacking in features.

You're losing money from lack of income, but you're losing more money because it's paid off.

The lack of communication and transparency didn't feel right to me.

If you're starting out with zero credit, consider building your portfolio through strategies like wholesaling or partnering with investors who have the credit and capital you might lack.