I think a "learning through osmosis" process is better at these younger ages.My kids have been paid with full stomachs and a roof over their heads. 

In one house, the seller was forced to install a whole house reverse osmosis system due to lead. 

@Matt GeertsTo have capital or to have control of capital ... you say potaato, I say potâto ... it's all the same until Guido and Sonny are dispatched. ;-)

If you are set up properly with a national note buyer to REFER your qualified leads to, they will do the rest (due diligence) and yopu will learn by osmosis.

Hot potatoes is what they are!

PM says,  "These people only need the basics- meat and potatoes."

My recommendation is to get both of @J Scotts books (The Book on Flipping Houses: How to Buy, Rehab, and Resell Residential Properties and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs: The Investor's Guide to Defining Your Renovation Plan, Building Your Budget, and Knowing Exactly How Much It All Costs).Then, after you read and understand both of these books on a fundamental level, get, read, understand, re-read, absorb, re-read, use osmosis with, re-read and re-read The Real Estate Rehab Investing Bible: A Proven-Profit System for Finding, Funding, Fixing, and Flipping Houses...Without Lifting a Paintbrush by Paul Esajian (of Fortune Builders fame. 

I didn't want to pm Brandon or Josh or anyone as this is small potatoes, but would like some help if anyone has an idea. 

The real meat and potatoes if you're trying to generate income would be to buy and resell.

and "does one plus one really equal potato, or is what the computer spit out complete nonsense?"