Of course, there are some exceptional cases where the seller might consider it.

In-person courses could help you retain the information better.

I can't speak to the quality of his course though as I've never taken it.

Of course, many investors bend/break this rule, but that's another risk.2) If your bid wins the foreclosure auction, you then have to deal with getting rid of any occupants - who may steal/damage everything they can in retaliation:(3) You MUST have a great crew on the ground that can minimize surprises - not easy to do on your first deal.Regardless if you buy a foreclosure or other property, read our copy & paste advice below:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

My son took the prelicensing course to be an agent when I had my team as big as fifty, but since it was online, he was bored, didn't pay that much attention, and didn't take the test.

But the best course of action here is two fold: Visit your local REI groups.

Not a course, but I recommend the book "Crushing it in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate" by Brian H Murray.

If you are handling that side of things, then of course it makes sense to map it all out and start planning your purchases. 

I would start here: Get a Real Estate License in Illinois - Illinois REALTORS - You need to take a 75 hour course and then pass the state and national exam...shouldn't be a problem for you!

I met him there to pay him out and in the course of talking he said "man are you lucky to have all these rentals".