I'm a business school professor and teach business analytics and quantitative methods. 

And help or suggestions would be appreciated. thanksI'm pretty new to real estate investing, but I did find a decent website that was helpful: www.NearbyEstates.comOne thing that I really like is that they have an interactive map which shows the nice neighborhoods and ghettos, as well as top companies and schools.

I know much of the information from BP is free in terms of blog posts, podcast, YT videos and forum but I'm old school and like a comprehensive book I can crack open.

No kids for school, and no university students.

Would attending a real estate school or taking specific courses be beneficial in understanding the fundamentals?

Hey Sherish, inventory is low in West Sacramento, and their schools are really good compared to other parts of Sacramento.

All,I'm considering an exciting opportunity to buy 3-acre lot adjacent to a K-8 school.

So, far its you who are getting schooled here!

He went to school there, invested there, and still has holdover units there.

Throughout my life (grade school, college, business), I've always been a big advocate of taking notes and organizing different sources of information into one place, making it all easier to digest.