Not only are the financing terms much more favorable than a straight investment, but it gives you time to gain the experience of owning a home. 

It took 2 months on market and I were so scare market crashed at that time but needs to hold 2 years to get tax free gains as primary residence

I am currently a stay at home mother of two (with one more on the way) and I am looking to gain as much knowledge as possible before jumping into the house flipping business.

My strategy for the time being is just to gain as much knowledge and as many relationships as I can.

I am looking to gain information all about real estate investing preferably residential to start with.

In the meantime will continue accumulating SFRs or more to gain experience in this industry.Looking forward to BPBhaskar

Because of this, I felt online classes would be best.That being said, can anyone recommend a good school/class for gaining your license in Maryland?

I hope to purchase my first flip here in the near future to start gaining some experience and building a portfolio.  

One of the recommendations of Brandon Turner in a podcast is to analyze three properties every day to gain understanding and familiarity with what a good deal looks like.

I don't allow owner financing until 12 on time rental payments are received so I make sure I get a long term capital gain instead of a short term capital gain.I force my optionee toward success through the structure of my option fee, rental amount, and owner financing requirement.