The people are way more healthy than we are (probably a diet thing and exercise thing) with old people running across the streets and riding motos! 

It is extremely helpful that you posted this thread, not only to warn people about Joe England, but also as a generally warning to exercise caution when getting into private lending.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/renters-rights-book/chapter11-1.html"Once you know your legal rights, you need to know what your landlord cannot do in response to your exercising a legal right.

It's a mental exercise.

Or do we get through that quick and into more advanced exercises for the majority of the course like practicing deal analysis, running numbers, finding/managing/contracting with contractors, corporate structure, etc?  

I signed a PSA to sell a property with an month-to-month tenant who failed to exercise his option to renew well past 90 days. 

It was so good I put off my 2 hour walk that is part of my daily exercise routine. 

At that point, the seller could choose to simply reject the request, in which case the buyer may or may not choose to exercise their right of cancellation of the agreement or simply proceed as previously agreed and eventually remove their contingency.

We like the vibes of the area as there are always people out and about in the neighborhood exercising,  or walking their dog etc. 

I'm exercising a buy and hold strategy here because it's home and I have ties to the area.Four of my other doors are here in MS and I manage them myself.