I am currently looking for properties in either:  Pittsburgh, PA (used to live there, am LP on other multi-family deals there)Madison, WI (grew up there, have family & connections there, know the area pretty well)Bay Area, CA  (where I live now... but I don't really want to buy in at these current silly 4% cap rates)(I know... they're all very different places... but I go for what I know)Any advice or thoughts from you wonderful BP people would be great!  

Rather than try and figure it out on my own I simply watched one of @Brandon Turner 's free webinars on the process and paused and took notes as he went along.

Perhaps pause on this and start looking at every PPM (fund, hedge fund, direct investment) you can get your hands on. 

We're finally finishing up some major projects and on pause for a bit, so I have some great carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc who are available to work.

. $6300 seems like an expensive lesson in finding out a investment niche you don't want to ultimately follow.Why don't you put a pause on the coaching, check out books from the library that are relevant to your investment interests, then re-consider whether to continue the program after reading these books if you want more help.

I'm looking to buy a home in the near future and I would hate to pause either my investment or personal plans.  

I have been happier with Prosper (managed via LendingRobot), but have paused adding anymore money to P2P (my total original investment across both platforms was $12,000).

He first response was, after a 2 minute or so pause, was if he got paid cash he'd "have to to something with that money or have Uncle Sam take a big bite of it.

As they say Stuff Happens.In your case you have come up with a good plan to pause, learn the next lesson and proceed to the next step after more lessons learned.   

Anything that will make an owner pause and not just dump the card in the trash could be worth while.