People are running their entire house from solar and selling back the excess to the electric company. 

In addition to that he explained, and the best part for me as I am a bit of a visual learner, he showed how most people's rehab estimates are way off.

If the system is not user friendly, people will move to simpler softwares. 

I'm looking to purchase my first short term rental in an expensive market and was wondering about how many people are able to manage their own properties even potentially clean, fix them.

There are people making money in RE across the country. 

On the other hand, in the coastal markets of NC (at least where I have experience), there are little regulations but increasing saturation in the market. 

Welcome to BP Noah,These forums are a great place to learn and meet people, whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned investor.

The issue with folks selling these loans without knowing how actual residential loans (where you DO have to be licensed and are heavily regulated) are getting people into trouble with simply wrong advice etc.

My point is the process of investing in real estate is not as fluid as it seems and for busy people it may even turn them off or they may just start splurging money and expect high cash flow and that won't happen.

I, on the other hand, always have a list of items to fix and replace :-)