In my market there is (I can almost guarantee) not a single rental that doesn't provide appliances...maybe washer/dryer...but in urban rentals no one is lugging a fridge/stove around.

It was $1k which is a lot of money to me.. but it came with a money back guarantee after 10 weeks of courses.  

A pre-penalty guarantee you keep it for a certain number of years?

Marketing Shift: I’ve noticed that Martel has altered his marketing strategy, moving away from advertising a guaranteed profit on the first deal to a guarantee of helping you buy your first property.

This adaptability has been essential to risk management and guaranteeing that my cash flow remains positive for the duration of the investment. 

A quit claim deed just means you are transferring ownership but making ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEES about the title to the property.

However, there's obviously no guarantee in what they'll find... so - how do folks mitigate the risk of the 2k-5k loss when looking to purchase a new property for a plan like this?

If you have a personal guarantee on the property then an LLC really does not provide much protection.

As @Shawn Mcenteer said, rent increases in NNJ are almost a guarantee in the NYC suburbs (~45min from Manhattan). 

Depending on which article you read, there is between $26B and $30B under construction.In ConclusionWhile nothing is guaranteed, the combination of population growth and limited land for expansion virtually assures that prices and rents will continue to increase.Thanks for reading my post.