The end goal is to establish a solid foundation for the beginning of my real estate career in the years to come. 

Then I'd be on the lookout for established wholesalers and investors in your area that pop up from your keywords.

Borrower shall occupy, establish, and use the Property as Borrower’s principal residence within sixty daysafter the execution of this Security Instrument (or within sixty days of a later sale or transfer of the Property) and shall continue to occupy the Property as Borrower’s principal residence for at least one year after the date of occupancy, unless Lender determines this requirement will cause undue hardship for Borrower, or unless extenuating circumstances exist which are beyond Borrower’s control Borrower shall notify Lender of any extenuating circumstances

I see nothing wrong with Phil asking for the money if he is trying to link together with other well established investors from around the US, but that does sound kind of steep for someone who is more than likely just getting in the game, as his training courses would attract new people rather than established investors, who really do not need training usually. 

Bayview is an established Servicer of course, and I'm guessing they know what they're doing.

Pretty much designed to introduce people (with or with some money) to jump in and be a part of a network established by brokers or dealers in their system of trading notes/mortgages.

It is also possible to get a good deal with "low" or no money down but you really need to focus more on being able to establish what is and what is not a good deal instead of what deal can you get into for low or no money down. 

Upon further review I decided to have my property manager take care of it, since they use established contractors, and 1099 them already.

They would earn 2 commissions per property that way.To reward your agent with more earned commissions would be to establish a working relationship with them on repeat business and of course send them referrals with your friends and family when they want to buy or sell their home.In the past I had a favorite agent I was working close with to find me a fixer upper.  

It looks like you have plenty of space around the island for the larger size.Kill The angled base corner, change to a blind base with swing out susan- running the blind toward the range, then pop in a double trash pullout between sink and newly established blind base.