@Troy ParkerCongratulations on the renovations and your new job opportunity!

My main goal is it be able to retire at age 40 from my main job and work entirely on my real estate portfolio.

Without too much detail I had to quit my W2 job 2 years ago to care for my disabled son and my wife is still working.

Skip the class and go straight to learning on the job.

He had a tech job and we talked the business and he was legit and when meeting the family, they were very respectful. 

I have seen these circumstances; people die, go out and buy a car, lose their job, etc… Just my own two cents, I’m not an attorney, just play one on TV

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

You guys could also use the media to let tenants know California landlords are organizing a database of non-payers with no landlord provided written evidence of hardship to help everyone screen future tenants...and do it.

Brandon Turner does a great job going over different strategies in his book "Invest in Real Estate with No (or little) Money Down".

I think a better option is to get a job in property management.