I'm going to say that it depends what your goals are in seeking education.Cruising these forums, you'll see stories where people lost money because of what didn't know or didn't know to watch out for.At the same time, you'll find a pervasive and powerful bias against paid education.You'll want to decide for yourself which is the greatest expense: losing money on a deal (may or may not be deductible) or paying for education to help prevent losing money on your deals (deductible as a professional development expense).

§Providing access to vital services: You must provide access to hot and cold water, electricity, heat and fuel (e.g. natural gas).

Didn't have #s for gas and electric is paid by tenants except for one unit.

I have acquired 1 Broker and 2 Realtors as part of my Power Team. 

Welcome to BP Ryan Power you're in the right place to learn about the business.

When I first moved to Massachusetts, it was difficult to find a friend group who knew their way around power tools,  however this summer I have made a few new friends that have benefited me greatly.

yes. unless you pay for the entire bill or you like problems when you try to collect electrical bill.

If you are gutting kitchens & bathrooms, opening up walls, altering the floorplan, relocating or otherwise upgrading plumbing and electric, and then the plan is to immediately flip the property and you don't wish to get sued into oblivion after the sale if anything should go wrong, then yes, pull permits and used a licensed, bonded general contractor.If on the other hand this is your personal residence and you just want to paint, change some trim and flooring, and freshen up the bathrooms and kitchen without gutting or moving stuff around, then you may be ok without permits.There are many shades of gray between those scenarios too ...

With that being said I am trying to structure and build my Power Team of good, quality, and ethical team members to work with.

Local knowledge can be really powerful, but everyone has to assume from time to time, so a local can also put limitations on you as well.