If you bring the missing skills to the table, you both win and you will learn what you feel you are lacking now.Use the calculators on BP to get you focused on deals and see what works and what does not work. 

Frankly I considered cancelling within my first 3 months, but from my own frustration I realized it was to my own fault and not due to lack of customer support.

And not for lack of grinding looking every day.

To investors lacking cash flow then Cash flow is king because they NEED it.  

The future of housing scarcity, population growth or lack thereof, industry growth or lack thereof, tax rules, landlord/tenant laws all will play a more pivotal role; do you think population growth in 1974 has a factor on your REI success, or population growth in 2025-2035?

She "apprenticed" for lack of a better word under a very skilled broker where she learned the ins and outs of FL contracts, MLS rules, tricks of the trade etc.

The combo of points and high fees are partially due to the lack of a prepayment penalty.

This would be my first time investing into real estate hence I do lack landlord experience.Im starting right from scratch, so im all ears. 

Banks are not risk takers and will likely lack much guidance outside of its own experience. 

We are now getting notice from something they filled out asking us about their payment history,  They are nice people and take good care of our home, but they lack communication and clearly can not handle their finances.