I'm a husband, father of 3 (one boy, 7, and two girls, 4 and 2.5 months), part-time assistant Little League coach, and part-time Cub Scout helper.  

Has anybody been through the paid coaching sessions with VIP Financial Ed?

Welcome @Shawn Carothers - I'm also new to investing, but have a number of good coaches in the NEO market.

Second, as Coach Carson put it, “But even if your house hack reduced your payment from $1,200 to $600 per month, would that not be a win?

Couple things to keep in mind when you are looking for a brokerage after just getting licensed-Brand does not matter in regards to attracting/retaining clients-This is a long term business, focusing on the short term profits will only hold you back-The most important thing when first getting started is learningWith all of this top of mind you want to look for a team/brokerage that focuses on teaching, training, coaching and walking you through the various processes associated with this business.

My coaching fee is $300/hr, pm if interested. anyone with experience worth learning from will not be free.

The commentary between he and his guest, revolved around coaching and the cost of coaching.

I would say you probably still came in under budget by $10 per sq ft (could not tell if all the electrical, plumbing and HVAC were completely redone) which means you have very good construction management systems.We are sending massive mailers, have done a drive for dollars on almost every street in Seattle, have a door-knocking team and get deals by coaching 350+ wholesalers, and yet I am finding zero flips that fit my criteria. 

We have a very strong short term rental market here with lots of snow birds coming out Jan thru March and we have big events in March and April (Tennis tournaments, Coachella, Stage Coach, etc.). 

He's got to really coach the appraiser to consider it as a rental in addition to the primary, not just finished space.