Realtors, investors, future investors, lenders, wholesalers etc...I want to start investing eventually, it'll be easier with a team.

Direct lenders are:KiaviConventusLima oneLoan one Iron BridgeSeattle funding this will get you started. 

Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

For me it started out being a RE broker and listing other developers product 50 years ago :) so you kind of grow into it..

So seems he's basically recruiting people to be hard money and bridge lenders in a variety of contexts using his own capital to start with (after they pay the membership fees) so it does seem like it is designed to work for people right up front for the first few deals he is hand-holding you through, but I have a lot of questions about what happens when deal flow or membership slows down and who exactly is left holding the bag.

Flips can be done pretty easily in 7 days if they are simple and as mentioned with planning or a templated plan 7 days is totally doable even for one that needs a ton of work.That being said 1 day seems unrealistic unless they exclude a massive amount of planning before the project which maybe they are.    

I'm just starting out and thinking of investing in the central valley as I travel there often (primarily Fresno/Bakersfield).

your example of home bought 2 years ago now is at 315K in total principal due to pay down. 

They paid for 45% of the total bill.

The total expenses are approximately $1,200/mo and rent is $1,700/mo.