It just didn’t feel right and I am much more confident now when analyzing a property.

Its awesome that you are confident that you will make it because that conviction is half the battle!

In addition to being a licensed real estate agent I also have a bachelor's degree in Sociology and I'm confident I can be of some sort of use.

I am trying to invest where I live in So Cal but seems like people are confident that even their fixers can go for close to retail. 

This really does not give me confidence in wanting to buy the membership in order to use the tools freely, does anyone run into these issues regularly or is this a one off?

If they're not confident here, find a different course. 

But it’s probably correct.It’s not the worst bet if you are confident in the deal, but I would keep looking for better terms.

To some degree they understand the financial impact and crisis due covid-19 and the aftermath which will take many months to not only restore general public confidence before a vaccine is readily available, but mostly when the economy will ready for an upswing cycle.

Government completely collapses I'm confident that they could easily pay the mortgage on time.

As you get more confident in the market and your team, you could start working on ways to add value, and slowly move into a BRRRR strategy, if things weren't moving as quickly as you wanted.Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the BRRRR strategy.