I look forward to taking lessons from some of the brightest minds in the business with hopes it will compliment any formal training I pursue. 

I think that The Peak Producer program by Buffini is a good starting point for the beginning agent.  

I understand that he has a guru program that he is trying to sell but was hoping to find someone who had attended that had an opinion if the seminar was just a sales pitch or had good actionable content.

I've always wanted to get into commercial lending so I can build a foundation to acquire a position in capital markets, but don't have the exact training.  

Most of them offer the FHA program.

Some of the more established RE investors here offer services, programs, etc.

If it means you understand concepts but forget to carry the one when you're adding by hand, no problem - use a calculator or a computer program.

So when we DO get around to it, California goes for  a High Speed train from Bakersfield to Sacramento :sigh:

In addition, the workers need to be supervised, motivated and trained and the cost for this person plus all the extra costs can bring it up easily to $50/hour.

Look into FHA and NACA programs for low downpayent and financing assistance.