This will save you a ton of time, by not doing it yourself, until you know there may be some merit in their offer.

But enough knowledge to buy one's first property- I'd say that's when you can confidently explain to someone who knows nothing about real estate, every little step of the process- which method you're using to buy/ whatever you're going to be doing with the property, and discuss the merits of your method over another, without backtracking or second guessing yourself, and be able to answer most "what if" questions about the process.

I was going to get my BA but realized no one would hire me at this point.RE is merit based.

My teen even earned himself a Boy Scout Merit Badge in Home Repair at summer camp so he could help us out even more when he got back! 

Our job as civilized human beings should be to set aside our natural tendency towards tribalism and adjudicate all people and situations on their merit rather than our innate bigotry and stereotypes. 

The local meet up on fourth Thursday is very good but reia has its merits as well Also let me know if you every want to connect

Can I apply for a merit badge or something from the Landlord High Council for this? 

While many people seem to think all inherited tenants are bad, I let each persons merits speak for them.

There are other categories of accredited investors, including the following, which may be relevant to you:any trust, with total assets in excess of $5 million, not formed specifically to purchase the subject securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person, orany entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.In this context, a sophisticated person means the person must have, or the company or private fund offering the securities reasonably believes that this person has, sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the merits and risks of the prospective investment.

Applicants either pass on their own merit based on your screening standards or are rejected, anything else is a reckless and unnecessary risk (except student rentals).