is there a certain degree that I need to look into? 

It sounds like you'll be using your GI Bill to finish up a degree, so a lack of W-2 income could be an issue. 

Soil Mechanics Lateral earth pressure Soil consolidation Effective and total stresses Bearing capacity Foundation settlement Slope stabilityStructural Mechanics Dead, live, wind, seismic, snow, rain, ice, impact loadsearth pressure and surcharge loadload combination and tributary areasBending, Shear , Axial Forcestorsion, buckling, fatigue, progressive collapse, thermal deformationCombined stresses Deflection Types of System: trusses, braces, and frames and its DOF (degrees of freedom)Types of Foundation: retaining walls, footings, slabs, mats, piers, piles, caissons, drilled shafts.. etc.

Many times by the time they do cover it has been weeks and we had to spend money making the tenant happy or putting them in a hotel bc the AC was out and it was 100 degrees.  

Yes I will be living here until I get my degree so might as well make it look nice.

I just transferred the lot into a new LLC (for an extra degree of separation) and the plan is to let it go to tax sale.

I have a degree in architecture and we're both business savvy/entrepreneurial people; so we decided to tag team this one as a summer project.The whole thing was definitely an experience; from completing my first set of residential building docs to managing subs, the permitting process, and going through the punch-list to get it ready for sale.

I found one in LA but it requires in person classes, looking to complete the education without having to complete another degree.

I graduated with $60k+ in student debt and two teaching degrees.

I didn't want to sit alone behind a desk coding for 40+ hours a week, and I wanted a job to utilize both of my degrees.