I would suggest learning yours.

Lesson #3: If you expect to survive in this business acquire the appetite to stand your ground when dealing with tenants.

I would suggest talking to your realtor or realtors and get their opinion.

Any suggestions?

If there is one thing that gets under my skin is someone who doesn't stand up to their words.

Since you are new enough to not understand the process yet, I'd suggest you use a title company or attorney.  

From speaking with another (actual) investor, I learned that this group operated heavily in the Stockton and Sacramento area.Bottom line: if you come across someone who tells you that you have to pay to learn from them, I would suggest to continue looking - it is possible that you may learn something from the "education," but, in higher likelihood, you'd only end up deeper in debt, or worse, in a bad RE deal that they could not find anyone else to sell to.There are plenty of honest people still around, many are successful and some of those have blogs and podcasts that you can learn from for free (although, they still seem to have something to sell you, but it is a fair trade off.)

Suggestion:  Try using the BP Calculator to get an accurate assessment of cash-flow. 

I'm only providing suggestions, not legal advice.Good Luck!

We're on a slab so this could be very costly.Any other suggestions are welcome!