I at this time already found real estate investing- at that time I never thought that I would be an agent- and did not finish school in pursuit of immersing myself in my investing.

You will learn a ton, meet people that you can do deals with (i.e. buyers), form your "power" team (attorney's, Realtors, Title company, private lenders, etc), and most importantly immerse yourself in the RE world, build your social capital, be inspired, and rewire your brain for success in real estate. 3.

Afterall, the "US" is their BIGGEST game play and defacto 'fiat' currency, since 1973 when the Nixon Admin removed the last vestiges of the "Gold Standard" and they 'pegged' the U$D to big energy and OPEC was formed, etc.

I am 26 years old (few months from 27) and now have been fully immersed in real estate for 4 months now.

Not only to learn more of the ins and outs of REI, but to also get paid to be immersed in what I am interested in. 

My wife and I are looking at paying down all of our debt before investing, as we have more debt than we would like, and are both immersed in educating ourselves about the world of real estate.

I see lots of dishonesty and game playing.

If you are not ready to immerse yourself in your education than it doesn't really matter how much the program costs in my view.I chose to go back to school in my 40's to get a degree because it was only then that the time was right in my life and I was able to fully commit to my education while working a full time job.

It's a topic I've been researching more as I've become immersed in this world of real estate investing.

Also, if you have the ability, include POF and stress that you are a true buyer and not a game player.