There are numerous studies about the negative effects of rent control.

There are a number of guru books on real estate, but I've always found the most value in reading case studies and lessons learned around the industry. 

Make sure to study your market.

If you are brand new, you will probably need some more study to assimilate all the jargon that we are using.

Competent legal advice is required for this type of financing.Lenders of this type of asset will want to see some type of feasibility study that indicates that another operating motel in the market place will be successful against the existing competition and that you the operator of the motel has the background to run the business.

I have been studying the world of REI for probably about a year now.

I have studied deals and learned a good amount about the process.

It takes about 50 hours of studying.

When I was in college I participated in a Independent study with 4 others. 

I spent the past month or two studying turnkey markets, and then researching reputable turnkey providers in the markets of interest.