I came across conflicting information online, so I wanted to double-check with the knowledgeable folks on this forum. 

Here is a calendy link if you wanted to chat on a zoom or call. https://calendly.com/trepador64/online-meeting

I have corporate bookkeeping experience and can see all the money coming in online but there is no one there I can speak with about our account.

What are the chances that someone would search this online forum, find this thread, and create an account just to make a positive comment on this thread about this company?

Find ways to consistently and systematically add more people to your database each week - i.e. cold calling, networking, online marketing4.

Sometimes these types of deals require that you purchase a software to help search for lots,so we'll see.Most of the time,established people in industry are not going to come online and scam people,why would they ruin their own business in the offline arena?

I could not find any details that confirm that online. 

I wouldn't say you're going to learn as much going through an online course as you would an in-person one, but it is a lot more convenient. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Each town is a little different, some require you to do a landlord registration and/or will want to do an inspection before you put a tenant in (calling the town would probably be the easiest, or they may have the info right online).