Not only is it wrong (at least from my personal and religious perspective) it will eventually land you in hot water.

I honestly believe that and have adjusted based on my belief it will happen in 2014/2015.

My wife and I found the house by searching the MLS religiously, we just wanted to buy our first house... there was no element of it being an "investment" beyond just gaining equity by owning vs renting.

You do FB, Instagram, Twitter and all those for FUN, if that's how you want to spend your time ;-)If you want to generate REAL leads online, I suggest two opportunities:1) Google PPC (AdWords) - it's the best deal - people are SEARCHING FOR US THERE2) Craigslist - I think it's kind of a wasteland with a gazillion posts by wannabe investors, but I post and repost religiously and get a lot of calls & form submissions from it.  

"I have carefully reviewed the HUD-1 Settlement Statement and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is a true and accurate statement of all receipts and disbursements made on my account or by me in this transaction.

I think I have a lot of limiting beliefs since I know duplexes can be bought at a good discount but I just don’t feel like it’s realistic that I will find one on the MLS with such little experience and be able to close on it.Thanks for any advice or inspiration, everything is appreciated.

I know this topic has been beaten to death and there are "verified" lenders, but how do you believe who posts them...Frustrated beyond belief, any guidance would be greatly appreciated. 

It just complicated the jobs beyond belief and slowed everything down. 

I'm involved with other asset classes, and in equities, the common belief is that when you read about the Stock Market hitting new highs in the media, it's time to sell.

I am not knocking your program, but it would be short-sighted to unleash young adults with the belief that they are now prepared to be real estate investors.