Getting the contractor is easy thanks to the nationwide database of contractors who can earn an accreditation after completing a 203k education/vetting process.

You'll find many novice investors have no clue, so work on your educational spiel.Then get real good at finding actual deals for investors.

As part of my education path before purchasing, I want to join a local real estate investment club.

One last thing, buy a couple of books on rentals and multifamily properties to educate your self. 

I cant speak for M1 or Roch Thomas, but I would do some more investigating before investing that much money in an education alone. 

Looking to further educate myself in real-estate investing and investing strategies

Getting out there is probably one of the best ways to educate yourself.

I measure the exterior of the house and make an educated guess on it.

But your first deal buys you an education.

The biggest thing for me now is money, which as I said above I’m knocking off debts and saving to invest, but it seems like I’ll never get there because of some bad decisions I made when I was younger to dive me deep into debt, along with having no college education, leaving me to not really able to get a job that pays anymore than 18-20 an hour.