Even if you aren't working the real estate space if you work for a company that will train you, the skills of selling value and working with people translate everywhere.

You may have been on the Brew City REI Training Cafe page.  

The "Gurus" ,such as Robert Kyiosaki, will be happy to keep taking your money in training too.

Maybe consider just getting quotes for labor and you can buy items second hand from online if need be. 

Trust is a big part of the process, and these online only lenders kind of make me leery. 

If I see that their current arrangement works for me I keep the same company, if not I find other local companies online and feel them out over the phone/website/emails and through reviews (google & biggerpockets are best friends). 

Listening to a relatively recent BP Podcast I recall hearing the interviewee talk about buying properties online via auction but that you have to be careful because some of them (Auction.com he called out specifically) will bid against you in house.

Most online education is very similar, both in format and content.

For those that ask how the kids can destroy a house, here are some ideas:They can kick when they are angry, holes in walls, doors, and cupboards.They can pull out drawers in the bath and kitchen and climb them, snapping the drawers.They can break bowl type sinks that sit on the counter.They can spill fingernail polish all over the carpet, tile and hardwood floors.They can pee all over everywhere if not potty trained and mom lets them run around half naked. 

As a hard money lender and real estate developer, I have been looking for online resources and forums where I can expand my network and connect with others interested in the property game.