Easy google search if you want to look it up.I do expect them to take profit on this, otherwise how would they survive, but if you think you'll really get far doing this way that's a different question.

Now, if you pull out that $125K and pay the tax penalties, that would get knocked down to ~$100K after fees and taxes (rough numbers for easy math sake).

Lots of gurus advertising how easy it is in order to sell a course or whatever else.

Furthermore, @Dave Meyer has a YouTube show/podcast on market trends for your reference.

Getting something under contract is as easy as give the seller all the money.

How would you recommend, or what resources would you refer for us to properly figure out how we spend our time and appropriately get compensated for it?

Easy sign up for a sole proprietor.I think new flippers are consumers & don't understand a business mindset.

Is it easy?

For future reference, what @Charles Carillo said is very good advice.

It may be too late.yup stop payment.. also for future reference if you cant pay cash for these kind of educational events don't do it.how are you going to do business if you have to charge this to even get started.. this is the very thing that really bugs me about the real estate education sector in the US>. talking people to go into credit card debt when they know full well only 10% or less of folks that try this or any kind of wholesaling / flipping/ notes / lending etc will do anything .. and especially if you have no capital.