I would imagine it ended with him making no money as this sounds like the biggest steaming pile of poop I have ever heard of.

It is November 25th and there is only about 35 days left in the year with a lot of professionals who take off the last week of the year.Given that information, you will likely need to buy a poperty with a quick close to achieve what you are looking to do.

The ones in the Facebook groups seem to be scammers. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I am also a realtor which has helped me in the sense it makes it easy to see houses.

When the make sense and what to look for in an originator and what to be aware of.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck.

Many of them struggle to relinquish control and delegate tasks to specialists who are better suited for those specific jobs.

From what I saw for the most part the big names you typically hear in insurance typically performed well for people. 

Renting by room can be tricky and is why a lot of PMs try avoiding it.