In other words if there are any issues that arise outside of your initial walk through with a GC that will have a significant impact on your budget(you can even set a $ amount), make sure they know it is up to them to provide you with the necessary information for you to make a decision, ie. pictures, furthermore they should not proceed without your approval.  

Focus on reducing anything that creates decision making and bottlenecks.Frank

(but it pays the bills and helps us appreciate the life that can be created over time with wise real estate decisions.

I'm far from naive in this business, I know that compliance is a business decision, weighing the risks versus making money and I know that newbies are really interested in making money, not spending months going over rules, regulations and laws (which is why I'm here, to inform). 

Have my mind set on making some decisions to attain bigger pockets.

Thanks for the information it was exactly what I Needed to make my decision.

Your post above simply reinforces again the misleading conversation I had on the phone.What really disturbed me and cemented my decision was the post by @Eric Tinsley on this thread. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/203379-do-hard-moneyFor ANYONE to take a $2000 deposit (I thought I was told $2500), and then tell the client the property they already submitted doesn't qualify is beyond absurd.

I was thankful for the offer, but since I was living with my husband and his family, his brother made the decision to put a down payment on his first mobile home that he, my husband and I would be moving into.

I am super excited to learn more about real estate in order to make educated decisions in the future.Best regards,Jason

After I had made the decision to start building my portfolio with out of state rentals, I researched heavily and now I'm here in Columbus.