They may beusing different strategies and techniques than what is commonly preached on BP, but I guarantee there are plenty of RE investors all around you making plenty of money consistently.  

Once you're in the home, live in it for a few months before starting, to get a feel for the flow of the house.Keep your sanity (it can be tough living in the middle of a giant mess) by keeping at least one room completely untouched, so you can have a place to relax.

The rental income + savings from your "house hack" technique, should lend you the ability to hopefully save some $$$'s and make your next investment.

What could one with 10 years experience in Asset Protection do to provide value to current Investors while I learn some techniques?

I was expecting it to be a sales fest and chuckled to myself as I seen the instructor bring the crowds emotions up and down over and over, following the sales techniques to exactly [I've been in sales 20+ years and I still wanted to whip out my credit card].Unfortunately, one of my fellow broker attendees fell pray to their methods.

What are some of the techniques you use, when obtaining MF lists, to filter out owner occupied units?

@Senad Pali It's all relative...my personal opinion is that this technique is not sustainable...and you're killing your cash flow and equity by pulling it to roll into another property.

When you are learning to value and compare properties yourself, it can be very helpful to learn the basics of appraisal techniques, and get your hands on some actual real estate appraisals from your market to see how a professional appraiser actually makes these adjustments. 

I was wondering what is your guy's favorite marketing technique when it comes to finding flip deals.

Look at sales comparisons in the area and use other appraisal techniques to build up your confidence that it will truly appraise for what you paid for it, otherwise you'll lose out on equity you just bought when you go to refinance.