Once passing the course final they allow you to sit for the real exam in Charleston (~25$).5.

With that said, I'd encourage you to examine your current income/expenses to see what sort of reserve you need to maintain in case of emergency.

You add value to real property, many ways to do that but you need to learn real estate before attempting to deal in real estate, you don't learn real estate on BP forums or from gurus, get a text book Realtors use to pass the state examination.

If still you have enough credit - they will put it towards non APR fees like title policy, examination, property taxes, insurances etc.

The winner has 30 days to close, no contingencies, or they can lose the 5000.Do experienced investors hire title examiners to create an abstract of title to see how the property is encumbered prior to making a bid?

Course Synopsis:  This course examines investment opportunities in real estate, including personal residences, rental properties, and "flips," and shows participants how to determine which investment are smart ones.

This aspect of keeping feelings out of my analysis is deeply rooted from government service, examinations, management, public housing commissioner and even military service, my feelings are irrelevant to advice or technical commentary. :)  

I recently passed  the salesperson exam in MA.I am trying to figure out how to list my house for sell.Can someone please tell me if i can do it myself ?

I'm currently prepping for my real estate exam in a couple weeks to get that side of the business under my belt. any help would be greatly appreciated.... 

Yes you own your property and you are in the title, but let's examine , if you really can control the ROI.1- Can you control turnover?