Scott's book and some other online resources would be brought up so let me mention that I've already read all of those during the past 6 months of my education phase. 

I have spent the past 6 months or so educating myself on REI as much as possible primarily here on BP by listening to countless podcasts, posting tons on the forums, analyzing hypothetical deals, networking with other investors, realtors, wholesalers, lenders, contractors, etc.

Upperclassmen are ideal, whereas, sophomores coming from required dorm living take more education on this whole home responsibility thing.Sorry, if I may have gone a little off track. :-)

But then they sent me an email trying to sell me a $3k package that includes a "starter experience education pkg, an expert experience education pkg, homework assignments" and other marketing material. 

@Albert Hernandez there is a whole section in the education tab, with various articles.

In the end, it never helped me because I don't invest locally.My advice would be this: 1) Continue educating yourself on all things real estate using the BP podcast and forums.

Solid strategy in finding lenders, don't forget to leverage what you find here on BP.Questions that I think are valuable to ask:How do you structure deals, LTV/Rehab financing, ARV-LTV restrictions?

I spent 30+ years in Washington State and have had some involvement with DSHS (although not with housing).My advice to you: 1) Everything the state does takes three times as long as it should and three times as much paperwork as it should.  2)  You will probably have to attend some indoctrination -- I mean class -- either on-line or in person.  3) Your tenant will be endlessly "educated" on their rights and will have free legal representation. 4 ) Just when you think you know the rules and try to play by them, an administrator will come up with an "ETR" -- Exception to Rule. 

Congrats on the investment property goal Steve Kim - there’s certainly a ton of useful info on this blog to help educate you and give you the blueprint for employing the BRRRR strategy.

Often, they hold educational events that you'd find valuable, like seller-financing or probate workshops.