It's mostly laws and regulations so would highly suggest buying a book (I got the one from Gold Coast) and just attending whatever accredited school that falls in your budget.

I have an eye for numbers. and I live in a city with tons of property for sale cheap. I've found no fewer than 9 multi family dwellings that are ripe for the plucking but I'm so broke I can't afford a free phone call....

That's gold when it comes to really being able to analyse potential investments.

I know the rules are “he whose got the gold makes the rules”.

After another interesting process with a construction mortgage and then rolling it over into a traditional mortgage, I now have a passive solar, LEED gold compliant house that I meant to live in for the next 50 years...

Christopher Phillips This info is gold.

If you can purchase  a multi unit residence with an occupancy rate of 75% or less (as an example) and reposition the property by removing problem tenants and replacing them with quality tenants,  upgrading the property strategically, increase the occupancy rate to 95% and increase the rents to fair market value or better, then you have a gold mine!  

We are also considering using the funds to buy some gold as a hedge.My understanding is that I can deduct 100% of the interest from Loan A, and Loan B as long as I keep the funds I received from Loan B separate from our personal funds and only use them for other investing activity, is that right?   

Look through the marketplace here and you will see many. 100% agreeIn upstate NY it does NOT have to be a bad area to find what you are looking for Was just at an auction and a former bank 3 stories in perfect condition sold for 35kIt really is a gold mine but I only am there in the summer and have even better things going on in FL for my money But if that is what you are looking for take a couple days and drive between Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester.  

At the same time, there was another unit in our building (Gold Creek) for sale and I convinced them to go 50/50 on it.