Studies show salt air affects buildings up to 50 miles inland.   

However it did lead me to deeply studying REI as a strategy.

So I study to find which properties are doing irrational amounts of revenue in the markets I am looking at and elsewhere to figure out what type of experience to create. 

I just created a case study of my experience with Fund & Grow - feel free to check it out here!

I’m not suggesting you get caught in analysis paralysis but studies have shown repeatedly that those that set goals see an exponentially higher level of success than those that don’t.

There are many topics that you should study that are not included in most books.

That said, in the one in a million chance existed for you to assume one, no you don't have to be current with no lates for 24 months but, you would have to qualify.Just what I assumed from studying NC.

I put too much into renovations because of the classic found a bad contractor story, so had to get another contractor out, and after 9 months holding cost and about $60K in repairs, $3K in appliances, I got the place rented. ( I also refinanced and was able to get about 133K out, which I paid off my HELOC and credit cards I used to pay for all the renovations and PP). 

We also looked into Ron LeGrand's course for creative finance, the price was nice however, it seemed a little outdated (now we may be wrong).In an ideal situation, we would like to spend $5k or less on the course, online, with the chat-bots or a call-in line for questions with an extended expiration date to ensure my business partners and I have enough time to thoroughly study and take the course and also have the opportunity to re-visit if we have more questions later on. 

I will definitely have to sit down and figure out what area of study goes along with what I want to do and learn.