Especially if I want to fund more deals in the near future.I would like to come up with a part time job I can do while working as an agent that will either generate more leads for me, or help me in some other aspect of real estate investing.

There were just too many sketchy aspects, that made it a risky investment.

My goals are to learn all aspects of the Real Estate business, but ultimately want to Buy and Hold to live off the passive income.

@Thomas Clark   Hi Thomas, another aspect that residential real estate investors can fail at least from a house hacking perspective is not treating the house as a business.  

I don't think there's a scientific approach to learning this except for putting in a lot of efficient hours (like the 10,000 hour rule that Malcolm Gladwell discussed in his book), so it needs to be a combination of books, networking, speaking to local builders, Realtors, investors, attorneys, CPA's, insurance agents, and every other person needed in a real estate deal will get you where you need to go. 

@Thaddeus Duffy I wasn't aware of any myself, but it's the lowest priced 'burb that I'm aware of, unless he's going further out like Perry or Warsaw...Also def agree with the remote management aspect!

I am absolutely 100% committed to pursuing Real Estate in some capacity or another for a very long time, I am incredibly intrigued by the "no ceiling" aspect of how far you can take this business and I thoroughly enjoy every facet of residential homes from construction to sales to ownership.

I see most new investors get in the cycle of trying to educate themselves on all aspects of investing.

I personally liked the online aspect as I was able to go at my own pace and do it when I had time.I also do agree that you will learn most of your knowledge about real estate outside of the class,  but there are things that come up where you remember having studied it for your class.

The discrimination aspect then basically should not be a concern, because your properly screening each applicant on the same criteria.