and now I'm feeling pretty stoopid.  I thought the $1k fee was fairly reasonable compared to another "big name" educational entity,(scam?) but once I started reading the free e-book, I began to sense that the "course"...

Attend some real estate investment clubs in the area and learn what is going on.  Line

I havent been able to find anything online about this or what the specific advantages are.

Not sure what kind of auction you are attending like a court house step one, estate or online, but maybe I can give a little help by what I have done. 

Hi im taking a online real estate course.My question is for other real estate agents, do i need to know and remember everything thats in the course to becone a good agent, i feel as long as i have sales skill,ill be good selling a house and showing it to potential buyers and negotiating.

Before we decided to buy, I did a lot of research online about homes within our budget, and then we drove around those areas. 

The forms are fairly simple and can be done online (scanned/mailed).

Using marketing online (which isn't even all that expensive) you can gain easy traction into turning those leads into flips or wholesale deals.

- Are they able to be online during the hours you would like them to be?

Had a VP of a local bank that does these loans and he said he would go online and look at reservations on the vacation rentals.