As a result my plan was to pursue this major while working on my pilot certifications at a local FBO.

Good evening all,  I have come across a short sale where the Buyer will need a Certificate of occupancy.

I have about 10K coming and debating to pay off credit card balances down to 0 each, as well as a certification, or use that money to invest in a property.

Many mortgage lenders require the property manager to have certifications and experience because it's riskier to lend money to a borrower that has no experience and ultimately, they don't want the property mismanaged. 

They need an actual lead free certificate from a certified lead inspector.  

@Dustin Lee CotliarThere's no licensing or certification for people to prepare tax returns or give tax advice.

Also, a HUD approved tenant doesn't want to lose that certification and you know that portion of the rent will be paid even if the tenant doesn't.

(If not, I obviously don't want to alert them.)If I can acquire it (or even if not, it's fun to do hypotheticals), since they bought it two years ago, would I be able begin the foreclosure process today, or would I have to wait two years from the purchase of my certificate to begin?

I also found out this week that to get rental suitability certificate you need to go to eclipse page as well.

Unfortunately there appears to be a lot of abuse of the ESA category out there, seeing as you can basically get an ESA certificate for your pet by just paying a fee online.I really don't know how the law handles ESAs in terms of real estate showings, I'm sorry.