I doubt Community College will teach you anything you will ever use to make money in this business.If it did, the teachers would all be driving Rolls Royce's and living in multi-million dollar mansions--they are not.If you want to learn about SFH's (the bones and the guts of them) vs being a hammer swinger putting up framing (which you don't need to go to college to do)...study to be a home inspector at someplace like the InterNachi... https://www.nachi.org/become-home-inspector.htmOnce you earn the badges you will know your stuff about SFH inspections.But still that's a big commitment and it's not needed to make money in this business...you can hire Home Inspectors, just like you can hire tax pros, bookkeeping, and etc...If you want to learn how to "put in cabinets", "replace a toilet", "shingle a roof", add a dormer, etc...you can learn on YouTube fast and easy.If you want to learn how to frame, get a job 9 to 5 with a framing contractor, and get ready to WORK HARD.Here is a 582 page picture book of how to build a house: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Visual-Guide-Building-House/dp/1600850227Sit down next to a Keurig Machine with a book like this and your favorite mug and learn at your own pace.  

It was a new construction townhome in Crested Butte South (7-10 minute drive to town), and we paid $550k.

I live in MI so it is not as easy as driving over.

The # of stories, age, construction & sq/ft makes a huge difference.  40 efficiencies could be under 20,000 sq/ft, but 40 2br could be over 40,000 sq/ft, driving more value to insure.We have worked on 5-6 similar sized properties this past month all in different markets, and the pricing fluctuates by 200% between the different markets.  

I cannot afford any single family home in mountain view, and I don't like to live more than a half hour drive away from my house.

I cannot afford any single family home in mountain view, and I don't like to live more than a half hour drive away from my house.

Check rentometer.com for neighborhood rents if you take it back you may end up renting it or selling to a landlord so this helps drive value for the property.If you get a property back you have a few options  Sell it at the FC auction,  Take it back an wholesale it, Take it back and rehab it to flip, rent or BRRR.

Do you not rent to motorcyclists because they get more serious injuries when they crash then those who drive cars? 

I do like podcasts because I am always driving around, so it is easy to listen and learn.

You pay me and drive it away and 2 months later the engine craps out.