There's really no need to overcomplicate stuff if you only want to buy single family.the problem why novice investor is almost always going this route is because the book is teaching you all of that, but in my opinion it's not necessary.

NOBODY was born doing what they do whether novice or expert...we all start inexperienced then grow to gain experience.

I am looking to work with new and novice investors as well as anyone who would like to pick my brain about real estate.

She's a pro and you are an uninformed novice.2.

I'm somewhat familiar with the techniques in SEO, but I'm nothing more than a novice.

Essentially posed the question that would it not be more beneficial for a complete novice like myself to deploy that $35-$45k into actually acquiring a property and learning that way versus paying for the program.

The field is absolutely saturated with novices, those with money and poor knowledge or capabilities, or those with knowledge and no money, and then the just plain old schisters.

@Christina Tkacs there are a lot of novice investors or investors not looking for cash flow, but looking for the appreciation as mentioned by @Rudy Manna.  

If you are a novice, everything is a challenge in multifamily.  

Too many novices get ripped off by doing things they really don't understand.