Even if the FHA program doesn't work out, they have other programs/products that'll be right for you and your goals. 

So, its cheaper and easier for them to work out a settlement with you and to pay.

My question is, if I can read most of the information given at sessions, and network with people in my region, or social media, what is the benefit of taking 3-4 days off work and spending a couple grand (entrance, flight, food, lodging)? 

Definitely, if you know what you are doing, keeping the costs low (which is difficult in this market with cost of material rising), it might work out. 

Legalzoom offers free setup + state filing fees.We will have an online zoom session in the first week of April.

Can it work out?

Until it gets better or a deal whose numbers work out. 

I actually work out of the same office with you.

You can find out how to workout online too, but it’s absolutely nothing compared to having a well-qualified trainer with an exercise science degree (I know because I have one after failing on my own).

In every training session I attended it was POUNDED into our heads that there was no such thing as a "standard" commission.