To do this you could take courses, attend training sessions, seek out a coach or mentor, and read articles and books.

I found my path in the real estate world and it's because of the wide variety of education I received from the subto training videos and community.

Lawyers aren't trained to know location, neighborhoods, property conditions. 

You would have to train them though, and I'm sure there would be growing pains. 

Say if I have $5,000 to work with, is it possible I can get an Airbnb and if so how ?

It depends on your “ideal tenant” and strategy once you PCS.Would you be looking to rent to single officers going through training, military families with children, medical corps personnel TDY to Ft Sam Houston for several months, maybe even an AirBnB near Lackland, etc.?

The sale would resume in 30 days or so but it would stall it for sure.

In real estate, you do not want to entertain a money train or issues and no profit.

However, for $8,000, I received no live training—just videos—and was left to navigate the deal on my own, despite assurances of a dedicated consultant guiding me through every step.This ordeal has left me devastated.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.