I can't say whether that show fudges numbers or not, but assuming all the numbers are true, and assuming it is as "easy" for them as it appears on television, you should consider this.1) Both husband and wife were/are real estate agents in the general area where they now invest, which means they both are extremely familiar with the prices, trends, rental rates, and everything else real estate related in that area.2) The couple has access to hard money lenders, their parents (on both sides) have stepped in to loan tens of thousands of dollars when they go over budget, and they also max out their credit cards for tens of thousands of dollars.There are other factors, but hopefully you get the point. 

Now, I have to E-Mail my new Russian girlfriend, she's a 26 year old model and needs only ten thousand to get out of her modeling contract and get a ticket to come marry me!

I've heard it recommend a thousand times by BP Podcast guests.

Even my friend who bought a property using a VA loan had to have several thousand for closing costs.I personally don't want to borrow from relatives or use partners, and I'm a non-vet, plus I already have an FHA loan.

But I never spend thousands of dollars. 

You probably don't know how to price a rehab if you're  a realtor unless you have construction experienceExisting financing is important as far as what the balances are, what the payment is PITI and what kind loan it is, conventional, government-backed FHA, etc.A joint venture with the money partner might be an idea or a hard money lender might be an ideaIf it's a minor rehab I do joint ventures with the seller directly, where I'll give them a note for their equity, a vacant house, then I buy it  subject to the existing financing, and give them a note of their equity.At the time I buy it subject to there's a joint venture agreementI usually use private lender money for the rehab, and you can start going REIA meetings and asking for private lenders and also ask all your friends and family.Here's an exampleHundred thousand dollar house ARV needing 10,000 in rehabIf it's 65% of ARV minus rehab costs that's 55,000 for the sellerWhat seller in their right mind would take 55,000 for a 100k house that needs 10,000 work?

Are you going to risk thousands of dollars buying a property from a wholesaler?

I have a delinquency that will be removed come December of this year since it will have been 7 years ( $30 Walmart credit card bill has cost me thousands of dollars and is now going to cost me thousands more!)

If my newly formed LLC purchases the properties from me at the same price I paid for the properties within the past 18 months I would reduce my transfer taxes by thousands.

Have seen tenants with kittens and puppies and the rugs and under the rugs were ruined.