We have been hosting for several years and have had a great experience.

Marty,In your experience of buying subject to, what have been some of the ways you've overcome the owners objection to allowing the mortgage to still be in their name and get the subject-to in place?

I'm trying to evaluate the city of Huntsville, Madison, Harvest, Owens Cross Roads, Meridianville, New Market, Hazel Green and Toney.For anyone that has experience investing in these areas, I'd appreciate your insight on the following:- What areas have the highest tenant demand and why?

If you find one who has rental properties and has first hand experience that can be VERY helpful.The conflict of interest is a common question, but really a non-issue if you consider the size of the market and how many properties an agent can buy.My team and I work with a lot of investors and yes I personally buy a handful of properties every year, but there are about 30,000 transactions every year in Milwaukee.

In my opinion, I would not take the advice you received regarding using OPM is you have no experience in investing in real estate.I would also not look to be a private lender for several reasons1) You are better off putting your money with a corporate bond / CD and get 5-6% with little risk compared to 10% to 12% with much more risk given today's market conditions2) You won't be able to retire getting interest income, which you said is your goal.

I've enjoyed his content and practical advice - can anyone share their experience with his course? 

If you already come with the experience (i.e) r/e background experience, don't need one.

You did not underwrite this on any of your offerings though, so you're speaking from direct experience not by observation. 

I think I'll just look at this as a learning experience for how I operate going forward and take my chances on having it appraised as is.

As a seasoned real estate agent with five years of experience under my belt, I've had the privilege of guiding numerous clients through their own investment journeys.