If the schools, streets, shopping and entertainment areas look like a C, attracting residents to pay the higher rates by upgrading the property to a A/B as you suggest (higher than the surrounding area) is typically not going to work out so well.  

And when I do get licensed is it just a test online similar to drivers license test or do I actually need to go somewhere like a school?

The home is close to SF State, so during the school year I could target a visiting/new Professor's family, a family looking for corporate housing (e.g. for jobs in SSF biotech) or a group of international students who prefer the convenience of a furnished rental.

My nephew goes to school there in B-ham.  

Looking in good school areas as I think appreciation and re-sale be better in those areas.Felt Livermore, Brentwood be good.

My husband and I have law school and medical school debt that excludes us from traditional lenders.

I graduated from the Univ. of Redlands and started my RE career right out of school.

Hi,I just got this list of school district from TX.

Hi everyone, I'm a freshman in high school and 14 years old, I'm also very eager to learn a lot about real estate!

Even if you did poorly in school, you could always get your commercial license and drive trucks.