If you were to pay for a site that had educational information, that was a self study from the basics to advanced areas, illustrated how to think relating the basics to strategies, gave solid advice about the business aspects, general business, then went further into structuring transactions and notes, what would that be worth to you?

The things I got out of it are the same you would get from going to REI clubs, get-togethers and BP - networking, case studies and tons of mentors and experts to guide you along. 

Contractors are not always designers or visionarybut  you can n always study your property and create lemonade out of lemons.

I've been studying my butt off.  

man... i have been studying, listening to EVERY single bigger pockets podcast, read Brandon's books and i have annoyed most of my friends by just talking about Real Estate and how much it just MAKES SENSE but i cannot ( i hate using that word) figure out a way to purchase my own property.

The main reservation I have about the SCU grads is that they likely don't have an established employment history; I already know they were at different rentals every year during their studies (which is common for college students, including myself back then).But no matter, I'll collect data from all applicants and pick the one that looks and feels best (as @Kelly N. and others have suggested)

In college I studied Civil/Structural Engineering, and began working on fix and flips with family members when I graduated.  

Market Studies - $1500 and up9.

+Seth Mosley and Michael Gomez - Music & Money Investors Group

Additionally, clients want you to be knowledgable about the area, and there is some knowledge you just can't get form just doing a desk study of the market.