Even though I myself have a S8 rental, what you hear online is completely false.

Land Investing Online.

A tough thing we've found though (like you mentioned) is even the highly rated foundation folks in our area -- as well as a lot of the content online -- all have a strong incentive to sell big high-margin solutions.

This property has been a cashflow play, but ideally my next small multi-family (2-4 units) would be similar to what you are looking for in terms of a higher-priced appreciation play. 

Think of it as free vs pay to play video games.

I do agree with everyone here that their customer service is by far the best I have ever had comparing to any other online investment platform.

Market your wholesale business as anyone would market a business concept and play by the Texas law and rules.

The use of online classes has been increasing every year and are projected to continue to increase.

check the local municipal code, most are online.

Though I appreciate the idea of finding online resources and studying them, I find that a curated, tried and true formula (if it works) is much more worth my time than spending time trying to find which resource works best and then spitballing the ideas until something sticks.