Remember that the stock market has an average ROR of about 7% long term, and while real estate returns are different than stock market returns, you might consider things in these terms. 

Seminars on how to win at Blackjack, how to invest in stocks, how to be a better husband/father, religious teachings, shoot, I even went to a seminar on how to be a better waterfowl hunter. 

Even if there are stores here that carry what you want, that doesn’t mean that they’ll have it in stock on a given day.Hawaii is paradise on earth, but it’s not heaven.There is still traffic and crime, and there are still some rude people in Hawaii like anywhere else.

I am no expert in markets, finances or anything like that.. but since the stock market seems inflated.. are we going to see real estate prices drop within the next year?

to buy or sell commodities, property, stocks, etc., esp. at risk of a loss, in the expectation of making a profit through market fluctuations. 

Ive never heard of flipcom so I cant tell you anything about that You do not need any liscense to invest in real estate, just as you need none to invest in stocks.  

Home ownership, insurance, basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, REITs, budgeting and savings, insurance and banking practices.

The yields in my accounts are too poor to mention and I'm done with the stock market.  

They are rules of thumb so they are not cast in stone but you should maintain the principle of there being enough profit in doing a flip to make it worth your while. 

The stock market is going sideways, commodities have been pretty flat, and some have taken a beating.