As a side note, John Beck’s presentations were so complicated and John was in any case extremely difficult to follow.  

You renovate the exact same way you would any property, EVERYONE makes sec 8 more complicated than it needs to be.

Sorry this is all so complicated!

Or that they’ll be able to use a highly sophisticated technique that can really only successfully be utilized when all the stars align and in circumstances that occur irregularly and need to be recognized as such, always by an experienced real estate investor.  

To effectively utilize techniques that will accelerate the increase in your net worth in real estate, the investor needs to thoroughly understand real estate principles, real estate law, and real estate finance.  

Their policy changes including price increases, charging for every little thing as an "add-on", complicated GUI and the lack of fixes of known problems (posted by their "community" on a Facebook Group), and super slow ACH deposits (which take 10+ days!)

However, it can lead to lender complications and complicated financing.

Reality is Real Estate Transactions are complicated.

But their technique is to make it more profitable to save your money than to spend it on real estate and cars (the two biggest driving forces in consumer spending).  

Establish a solid reserve fund (3-6 months of rent) to cover unexpected expenses or vacancies, which are inevitable over time.Make sure you're well-versed in local landlord-tenant laws to avoid legal complications.