They don't need to be hardwood or nice, but given they are townhomes and without knowing the asset class (A-D) - I'd say keep it low maintenance and budget friendly.

I do these all of the time- if this is a rental, middle class sort of area; paint the cabinets, new hardware, new lighting, new appliances, resurface the counters and new flooring and all of the sudden it will look like a million bucks. 

I’d like to focus full time on my classes and then be able to just focus on selling homes.

Class C properties which would be considered more speculative have the potential for explosive growth over the next few years..   

I have called the real estate commission and im not getting a straight answer because i will not get a refund if i get denied from the class

Lock up a class A property in a fringe class A location and 3.5% and wait. 

Being an out of state investor you will likely come across many low price C class deals in Milwaukee.

I don't really know the mobile-home market class and you don't mention your market, but my understanding is that these assets don't appreciate.What are construction costs like in your area?

I haven't used them, but I took a couple classes from Paul and he knows his stuff, especially when it comes to investors and agents.The Kingsland Company, they are out of Tigard

Yes it is a ccb, for a developer I believe you just have to register and be insured, no classes or test.