I know it's not the answer you want to hear, but it's the true answer from someone that has been in both bank and non-bank lending for 32 years and has a formal commercial credit background.

This is both because investors mistrust its policies and because it has yet to settle with bondholders who boycotted a previous debt restructuring in 2005 under Néstor Kirchner, Ms Fernández’s predecessor and husband.The Central Bank is formally independent.

Passively I invest in a couple of conservatively underwritten (less than 65% LTV, no judicial-only states, first position) debt funds, since debt has priority in the capital stack if things blow up, and has the protection of foreclosure. 

Working with brokers will not yield you off-market deals from the beginning but once you have built a relationship, you should be able get "short listed" for new listings before they get formally listed and presented to their entire network.

And loaning in judicial markets is even more risky than loaning in Trustee sale markets.. 

Are there any formal instruction methods (degrees/certifications) that I can pursue?

I have a formal credit background from 2 of the largest banks in the world and I regularly speak at national conventions on rental lending and the foreclosure crisis.

The W9 is your formal request for the information needed to fill out the 1099.

Benefits of managing your own or others' rental properties:• Learning hands on○ if you are new to the real estate investing game this is one of the best ways to scale your knowledge quickly○ One of the first rentals I managed I was too lenient with the tenant and allowed them to get three months behind on rent (huge lesson to learn)• Learn how screen tenants properly○ Developing a formal application process will teach you what to look for in a good tenant○ You'll have more data behind the types of properties and the type of tenant related to that class• Collecting rent○ Would you like to physically go to the property each month, collect rent via Zelle, collect rent via apartments.com/Cozy?

In CA judicial foreclosure a option for this type of loan?