I really loved "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki, who's really motivated me to want to learn all aspects of investing and the business of real estate. 

I have found that a really good approach on this site is to find as much info as you can on your own and ask specific questions like an objection that is brought up by a motivated seller. 

In a hot market like Toronto with over 17% increase in price since last year, what would be the seller's motivation to work with me and not sell the first chance he gets?

So I was just reading through the book Battle Cry of Freedom by James Mcpherson about the Civil War, and came across this section and thought it was interesting how many people's mindset in the early years of our country seems to have been similar in some ways to the folks here at BP who are pursing or have achieved financial freedom :).  

Maybe they'll be more motivated to talk to you after they receive the Pay or Quit notice.Good luck.

Any plans in place to achieve them yet?

of course you can,just find a motivated seller,tell them what you plan to do,then find a buyer good luck @Max Aris

(which is hard with limited funds).Example: The motivated seller offered to sell his $100,000 house for $90,000 and I put $10,000 in the deal which gives me a 20% equity position. 

However, with that said assess your workload and see how much time you really have to spend on it while achieving your other collegiate goals for the semester.With that being said, if you think it will be too grueling I am sure there are lots of books, websites, forum posts, investors in your areas, etc. that you can "study" from to gain the knowledge you need without the intensive course that you will be graded on and whatever the cost per credit comes out to be.Again, it's a personal call.

If the seller is going under, they have no motivation to cooperate.