He offered to give us the 2% buyer agent fee toward our closing costs if we don’t use a realtor.

We beat out 5 other offers and paid over asking price.

Make sure they have real estate experience as location is not an issue, most of us work remotely assisting RE investors with their tax planning.

Kinda dumb of him to not offer this to you up front....

I would need to offer $70k to make the deal work.Do you do fix and flip in Columbus?

We have found - from personal experience - that these courses offer general knowledge that often do not apply to your state or local area. 

I do think a clearer visual on these metrics would be great and clear number comparisons, as otherwise I have to do calculations myself and go back to pull up the initial offering memorandum to compare numbers.

I'd love to hear any tips you might have for someone who's just getting started.I appreciate your time and any advice you can offer.

Offering something not typically done in your market won't generate a return. 

don't look at 3 and make 1 offer and get frustrated.