Is there any recommended material I can absorb to help me achieve my goals?

The 10% is probably for ordering items and being there when goods arrive, unboxing and removal of packing materials, assembling any furniture that needs it, placement and moving things around, putting up artwork, and washing new plates, silverware, cooking pans, coffee carafe, prewashing all sheets, towels, and linens etc. 

So, each hole takes you maybe 1-2 seconds to fill and a few more seconds to paint since you already have those tools and materials in your hand to deal with normal wear.

Shorter term solution, probably could be done in 5 hours by someone handy for less than $200 of materials. 

If the separating wall is a load bearing fire wall, it would have 2 sets of framing material on either side, essentially you have 2 completly independent houses joined by the roof, you can go in the attic and see if you see sheetrock going to the ridge of the roof. 

I just took some cursory looks at some of their material and assets and I think it all sounds crazy as hell.

So they are not upset  Like you saw with do hard money.. were folks had to pay 3k up front for their so called educational material..

., materials, labor, holding costs), and the net profit will be subject to both income tax and potentially self-employment tax.If you run lending as a business, then interest income changes to ordinary income.

This investor over-leveraged, relying on appreciation and rent increases that likely never materialized.

I've been saving a ton since I was last on here, and have invested a lot of time into learning material and networking.I'll definitely look into these resources you sent over to me.