While I think it is a great program and allows people that normally wouldn’t be able to save for a 20% down payment it doesn’t teach people that it costs a lot of money to sell your home.  

You'll probably lose your shirt the first time but, you'll learn a valuable lesson that no guru or forum can teach you...

The biggest flaw is there is a steep learning curve and a lot of the functionality is built for communicating with clients (homeowners), which isn't really applicable for flipping houses.Smartsheet/AirTable - Provide spreadsheet style platforms with additional functionalities for uploading documents/images, assigning tasks, calendar, images, etc...It sounds like you are sick of spreadsheets, but I developed a pretty crazy spreadsheet for managing projects which I am now transitioning into a web-based project management application as well.

No book will teach you the things Newark will inevitably.

For example: If a house flipper wanted to be completely transparent with the person they are buying the house from, they would teach the seller how to flip the house themselves. 

Try to find a program/investor who can teach you that, so you can get hands on experience, from someone with development experience.

I know this isn't scale-able long term, but at the moment while we are getting our feet wet I like being in the trenches doing it all as it will teach me everything I need as we scale and hire help.   

I also hear he will be teaching a financial literacy course at UPENN in the offseason.  

Oh, and I do recommend the Loan Signing System that Mark Wills teaches, especially when it comes to building your business and knowing the best ways to go about that.

Advice: Don't rely on advice of anyone who will meet you at a coffee shop to teach you what you need to know.