Here's a good breakdown of your options for tax collecting starting Feb 1 based on the new regulations.

I am based in Edmonton, Alberta.

(If you have not already) read enough books on real estate to increase your knowledge base.

In the end, buyers would overpay for the actual property based on earnings.

I'm a new real estate investor based in Calgary looking to network

I would start with them.I am not based in LA, so I don't know your exact laws, but I think I can still provide some initial direction for you to find answers, and maybe offer an idea to research.  

Do you have a specific revenue target in mind for hiring, or are you basing it more on workload?  

Any marketing should always be based on the information provided by sellers in a deal. 

They're based out of Toledo, OH. 

Based on what you described above, it sounds like he used all the tricks he learned presenting on behalf of Dave Lindhal, just now in his own mentorship program (I.e. sponsor deals for students, crazy acquisition fees, big pressure sales pitch all throughout, etc).