My two least desirable properties the appraiser appraised them out the roof so my refi cash out was really good.

Despite the high prices, politics, and taxes, people still desire to live there.

A desire and ability to share their knowledge4.

@Georgy CherkasskyIf you truly desire to become financially independent you should learn from the experienced, successful posters on this forum instead of “shooting the messenger”.  

This is something I would have to dig into your background on to properly advise on which asset class might be better for you and also how much management intensity you desire and/or can handle.3.)

Just go through them, select the renovated/closely matching ones, and enter them into a model.Here's my fix & flip model, you can see the comps entered and some quick stats below them: Then I use that comp data to adjust the Sale Price in the model to what I estimate it will be (double check the resale $/sf is in-line with the comps), then adjust the purchase price until I hit my desired return level. 

Its already long distance but if you have no desire to be involved, no boots on the ground in anyway, it may be hard to make it work.

Either way, you are taking the RIGHT steps, you have the desire; that’s obvious.  

I just don't have the time or desire to comb through their coursework, and I'm sceptical about the "mentoring" aspect - would happily just pay someone who's got incredibly profitable Airbnbs a flat hourly rate for their tailored advice. 

If there is one thing I would do different is: I would invest Out Of State in markets that had sustained growth, strong job numbers, were safe and desired, and had favorable Landlord laws.