I am brand spanking new to this investing and have been doing lots of homework for the past couple of weeks.

In short, do your homework!

However, if the math says rent, I would listen.Thanks for any input!

--I HAVE done my homework, and passed on a numerous other opportunities in recent weeks where the margins were too slim, or another factor raised a flag.  

I dont want to publicly shame the individuals....but after doing the math using the numbers they used on the TV show for purchases, sales and renovation costs, and estimating the carrying costs using typical hard money rates for the market where the property was....Im estimating the flip lost $13,000.

Your math doesn't work.  

Do the math, and you will see you could buy 2 property, sell 1, take that capital and buy 2-4 other properties (In that example I could sell both and buy 7 more deals) , sell 1 more, and buy 2-4 more..

It all comes down to doing the math.

We literally have thousands of Property Management "companies" (I use the term loosely) in Idaho, with very little oversight and no licensing requirement, so definitely do your homework! 

Just someone doing conventional mortgages that'll show you how the math works, so you can take that into consideration.