Most of the online lender sites that you pay for have been discussed here if you do a search.  

You can find the FHA guidelines online, which are actually fairly extensive.  

I would recruit Private Lenders for 5 year terms at 7% as long as LTV is reasonable like 85% or less.See my links on my BP blog on Private Lending.http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/43...

Yes, I can research online, but nothing compares to discussing real experiences with people that have actually done it.

A buyer without an option cost, could literally go under contract with 10 homes and pick the one that he really liked without any cost to him/her.Without an option money, a buyer could literally send out contracts on every home he sees online that looks decent, and then tie up hundreds of homes.

I am currently in the class (online) and attended a review class this past weekend.

My current job would make it difficult to attend a classroom setting so I need to take an online course to complete the 60 classroom hours required to sit for the exam.

We used their online appeal website and they rejected the appraisal!  

Does anyone have any recommendations for online schools?

It has everything you need on real estate investing including free online courses and videos for you to watch and learn from.