Although I did learn a little and met some awesome folks I feel as though I learned more from this website and other free resources on the internet than I did from what I found to be an outdated home study course and this extremely high-level Three Day Seminar.The seminar I found to be 10% focused on education and 90% focused on selling the coaching programs that are designed and intended to guide the recipient to earn in upwards of $100k/ per annum in investing.   

It's quite common for lenders to use raw land as collateral for new construction loans, especially if the land is owned free and clear (which a lot is).

Feel free to reach out and I'll send a DM to connect. 

Are you sure the landlord collected May rent or maybe used one months free rent as an enticement to rent the property?

A lot of the companies can run a report to show you the numbers if there are other rentals in the area.STR's Condo's pretty much manage themselves and you can probably do it yourself if you have a little spare time as a learning experience.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Once you free yourself from that unrealistic goal, then you can focus on maximizing the returns on your capital.

These investments have low reporting requirements that can increase risk.  

Be wary of any up front fees charged outside of a credit report fee and apprisal. 

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!