I'm trying to learn what drives the design decisions investors/flippers make and how to work with and for those clients. 

He is correct that if you choose to do so, you should do it with your eyes wide open and know the risks involved.That said and done, I never counsel clients to do things that violate their loan agreement, nor do I ever assist them in doing things that violate their loan agreements.

The cash flow is difficult to beat and yes, it comes with headaches, but in the end I believe has been worth it for us.

I have a client who got charged $3000 a few weeks ago for paying off a loan early with their former hard money lender.Another thing to consider is a 30 year loan through a hard money lender.

Over the phone I find it difficult to differentiate me from the people only looking to make a quick buck because some Youtube Personality says they can do it with 5 simple steps. 

I'm looking to BRRR with as little down as possible but I'm concerned about the "seasoning" period lasting at least a year and slowing me down from getting deal number two.Maybe I'm getting ahead of my self and but it's difficult not to look beyond the first buy! 

While this is not a prohibition on getting a new loan it will make it more difficult if the second loan is FHA, and the reason his advice it so spot on is the transaction will go so much better if you start with FHA and do VA second.  

It's difficult to find time to sit down and read books.

You just took one of the most difficult steps in real estate investment; the first step.

This is more difficult if you have full time employment.The court clerk who has to pull the file for you is going to need the decedents name and case number.San Francisco and Sacramento counties are the only two counties that I know of that have probate information online.