Besides the failure rate, wholesaling is legal when done right, but most programs teach you to practice real estate without a license which can get you in trouble. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Chris Seveney: There is no guru or course on the planet that can teach you real estate development in the span of days or weeksSomeone can teach your college level 101 stuff but I would love to see how these courses tell you how to interact with planning and zoning boards, how to negotiate proffers, how to deal with disgruntled neighbors and community members.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: Unfortunately there's a ton of online content teaching novice investors that reaching XYZ number of doors equates to financial independence.

Larger Multifamily is currently a very overcrowded field as there are many multifamily trainers out there teaching armies of people how to buy it, who are all competing for the same deals, and sellers know it.

I got the terms mixed with open mortgage (no penalty to pay off early, but higher interest rates) and closed (more typical mortgage with lower rates, but the penalties to pay off the mortgage)...that'll teach me not to post too early in the morning :)

Marty Boardman has classes where he teaches how to do pre-foreclosures and foreclosures.

I was wondering if any one can teach me how to get started I have read books and been trying to start the analysis process but keep getting stuck not knowing what to do.

Everything he teaches about personal finances (budgeting, car loans, credit cards, etc.) is spot on.

Whatever you buy you likely won’t keep it down the line as you better define your investment strategy, so my advice is to pick an asset that’s going to teach you the most in the quickest amount of time.

Those who can't do, teach. lol.