When it comes to financing, you'd better make sure your teacher, mentor or whatever they might be has the education and experience to back up their instructions and they aren't simply passing on folklore about seller financing!

The only way I was instructed to relay that kind of information is through the Marketplace and you can see the event I created above. 

If you use someones ebook it's likely not going to instruct them to buy from the baldguy.

They are great and worth every penny.Even if a class isn't real estate specific, you can always approach the instructor afterwards and tell them you're having trouble applying the techniques learned in class to your real estate investment analysis.

It comes down to the numbers anyway in the beginning - you don't have to physically see the interior initially- would be best if there are photographs of the interior on real estate platform so you can gauge the interior condition and possible cost exposures once you take ownership - after you Offer and get the contingent contract you have your window for the Home Inspector to take a look - your entitled to that inspection so if the Owner/Seller isn't cooperating or instructing the Tenant to cooperate accordingly then probably best to move on to the next Deal

I used investor money for the down payment, closing costs and interest payments. I got hard money loan in my name only and he provided the funds as well as his labor. I was silent partner but was the broker who sold i...

Way easier if you have a RE background, think I did the 80 hour course in a weekend.Don't have much advice for classes, I started to take it live 10 years ago thinking it'd be better and the instructor pissed me off so bad at the nonsense he was teaching I left without finishing. 

Other avenues have been mentioned such as writing a book, instructional seminars, promotional dvd's, a consultant website, etc.

Even the wiring instructions were incorrect.

I usually throw cards away when I can’t take notes and almost always forget why I saved them.You can get blank cards 10 to a sheet at Staples that come with simple instructions to call up the standard business card templates in MS Word or Apple Pages.