My suggestion is your friend seeks some buisness training ASAP before he gets himself in a world of financial hurt!

@Deb Paternostro welcome to BP I am also from the buffalo area, I am very interested in how you are planning on going from a 4-6 month flip to 4-6 flips a year. 

Reminding applicants of a appointment is a waste of time as most people are ignorant and if they do not plan on going they simply ignore your reminder.

The ongoing cash flow for me would be the lot rent. 

you are right options you need to be train, but you can positioned yourself to eliminate speculation. and use theta to take advantage of time decay on options.

I'm currently an agent at Keller Williams Realty Boston-Metro and through training and direct access to the market, I've learned a tremendous amount about real estate and the current market in my area.

Wiring has codes and unlikely you have the training. 

The issue is that RMLO types have no training in prudent underwriting, they are originators, not underwriters and there is a big difference.

In a single family house with a ton of cooking going on, disposals are good to have provided the tenant is trained in using them.  

Sometimes you just need to be able to filter the crap from the good stuff.The problem is, I know the success rate of most REI training is pathetically low.