I was skeptical because I never heard of it but they were accredited by the MD RE commission and they also gave me a significant military discount.

Here is the pass rate for each TX accredited course provider.

Usually you need to be accredited.  

They want to be educated but not looking to create a job out of managing more REI assets, if you qualify as an accredited investor you can look to participate as a limited partner in large value add apartment deals.  

Justin,If you are an accredited investor then you can get into apartment opportunities as a limited partner and reap a lot of the positives w/o a lot of headaches for that amount of money.  

What are some good accredited companies.

Those I know about outside of 401ks require a relationship, a track record and maybe only accredited investors as partners. 

Another item to consider, @Vincent Meoli , is that you appear to be an Accredited Investor (earning $250k+ the past 2 years) If that is indeed the case, you are eligible to invest in more kinds of deals, specifically Syndications.

Living in Seattle in high tech you may be an accredited investor and not sure what you can now do. 

For the sake of argument lets say one qualifies as an Accredited Investor.Are there specific tax benefits to this type of investing?