If you are investing for the long run, buy a market index and forget about it.

For RE, you're better off doing IRR calculations to take into consideration the costs I mentioned.Low-cost index funds from Vanguard that trace the S&P 500, have an expense ratio of less than 0.1% and if you have over a certain amount, you pay 0 for buying/selling and automatic reinvestment of dividend payouts.

Redfin’s Housing Demand Index went from 124 in May of 2018 to 131 in September of 2019 By 2020, the real estate industry will account for 22% of commercial drone use. 

For example, in Warren Buffet's most recent shareholder call, he explained that decades ago when he started investing($115), if he would've invested simply into an S&P500 index, it'd be worth $600,000 today.

I am thinking the MLS is not going to attract many rent-to-own people.This is what I was thinking:    Sale Price: greater of 520,000 OR index + markup (i.e. tax assessor value + 140,000)     Downpayment: 25,000    Term: 2 years    Monthly rent: 3,000 (tenant pays for all maintenance, instead of 3,300 and I pay maintenance)

So I aimed for financial independence/early retirement (FIRE) by indexing and risky investments. 

They advocate low cost index funds, through before and after tax accounts.

I know you can get an interest only PMT for 10 years as the draw period, and your rate is based on your credit score, and LTV, and the index is the prime rate.

Consumer price index climbing.  

Pick up some 4x6 index cards and create Flashcards for yourself; sometimes people learn better when they write things out.Keep in mind that taking the Real Estate classes in Massachusetts is 40 hours, and in your state of Connecticut is 60 hours, this like the equivalent to college courses and demands your time just like college studies do.