Their whole operation seems very well vertically integrated, which I believe would make for a much more universally cohesive operation and investor experience.

There were plumbing and structural/cosmetic integrity issues of the garage that were believed to possibly cause financial setbacks and essentially end this deal.

It's free up to 75 units, has numerous useful features like online payments, maintenance requests management, Quickbooks integration, etc.It might work for you if you're a DIY landlord. 

And do you recommend any specific calendar integration/ automated messaging systems?

I've talked with a few integrated property managers who have a small warehouse that houses laundry facilities, tools, all inventories, and replacement items similar to how a hotel or resort has storage space on site.

Sounds like the wholesaler has no integrity and operates with no morals.

Now I am in no way questioning the integrity of Bigger Pockets, but I’m new into real estate and I’m trying to educate and make informed decisions.

As a web programmer myself, migrating from a desktop page to an integrated mobile design is a real challenge. 

The problem that you see most often (besides not doing all the thing you need it to do) is you have to integrate with third party tools.

They offer those incentives in order to protect their price in market place (they call it market price integrity, for those that truly appreciate corporate BS terminology).So you get a great cash price, or you get better terms.