I'm active duty military and going on deployment very soon..I thought it would be a good time to start the process of becoming a real estate agent to work my way up in the real estate field.

If you haven't used it before the sites walks you through the process which is pretty straightforward.

Somebody should include that in every real estate agent training course as so many have spread this silly thought process to buyers.

Quite frankly I lean more toward flipping because I enjoy the process of seeing something transform (though that may change when doing it for money) and also because of the potential for higher returns.

Grandma is going to be helpless with no understanding of the process.

They owned a couple farms, but have no long term care insurance.Is there some type of process to solicit an investor who specializes in one these places?

Unfortunately, as others have said, you will indeed need to go through the eviction process, possession is 9/10ths of the law, as they say.

I am currently in the process of attending my first tax lien auction in the Missouri area (figured with this amount of money that this would be the cheapest and safest route) and would like to hear any suggestions that one may have.

I would highly appreciate if anyone wants to share, or recommend a move for me that would benefit my knowledge in understanding the market better, process of buying and selling etc... would becoming a real estate agent/ broker be a good step forward?

They can also make you aware of some of these 'gotchas' before you're too deep into the process.