Hi, I have been studying for a couple of months now and ready to take it further through implementation and learning some more from this platform.

I think both can provide control from the top down but I was thinking more that a vertical provides specific services where horizontal is a multi service platform.

I'm not too knowledgeable at this point, so MIP didn't even cross my mind. 

Major cross streets are Bastanchury Rd and Brea Blvd.

In the next month or so I will (fingers crossed) close on a house in a B neighborhood surrounded by A and B neighborhoods.

The 'guru' type atmospheres are usually just cash generating platforms for said gurus; so I would definitely caution against throwing out large sums of money for something like that. 

I wish you well and if our paths ever cross, I hope to have an opportunity to assist you and your family with real estate investing in any way that I can.

However we don't want to lose the property either since we've already rented out our place and are moving cross country today with no place to live now.

I'd suggest checking out Patch of Land as they have a innovative crowd funding platform and they evaluate each deal to ensure they believe it will be successful (another set of checks and balances especially for a new flipper).  

Wife and I are just crossing our fingers for owners to offer to good neighbors ha!