I am a college professor, so I would get an academic discount, but it is still $650.

College/ university is about a whole lot more then just what a professor says in a classroom.   

We are generally doing leases by the semester or summer but there are times we have a visiting professor who is in town for a shorter period of time. 

Even at the giant universities I would guess none offer more than about a minor in 10 or more languages....so online learning, tapping in to a live professor in Finnish, or Swahili, or Mayan or whatever you wanted to learn would be kind of neat. 

Get property to cash flow or at least set it so that it will cash flow when both units are rented.Good Outcome: Property cash flows, hire property managerBad Outcome: Property does not and will not cash flow, SellYears: 2030-2035, Occupation: Untenured Professor, Location: TBDGoal: House hack second duplex, purchase third rental property.Good Outcome: Both properties cash flow, continue to grow portfolio as time and funding allow.Fair Outcome: One property cash flows, move into non-cash flowing property.

Thank you for your encouragement, Marco.The "paralysis of analysis" (as I'd usually heard it before BP)... that one always makes me chuckle; I always imagine a supernerd like Professor Frink on the Simpsons, but I understand that many people will fall into that.

I work a lot with travel nurses, tech interns, visiting scientists, and visiting professors.

Anyway, I don't know these STR academy people but I took a look at their website and it instantly reminded me of something from academia (I teach at several universities as an adjunct professor and have a doctorate): "Those that can, do, those that can't, teach".

My friends suggested that I should learn calculate the numbers manually first, so I can understand what actually I'm doing and move to calculators when I know everything on the manual side.I'm probably one of those people that you mentioned in your post, but I'm trying to catching up by learning and get more experience.for training i recommend getrefm.com - the person who created it used to be a professor at Georgetown. 

You may have to work harder and think outside the box --be creative.I also assume that you are still single and no kids-- so you can live cheap for few years --no new fancy cars and no TGIFs --- Saying that --the best idea -- specially if there is no hope for job in your field in your area or if you dont want to do job -- you can stay on campus ( part time student ) or near campus --and live real cheap- and concentrate on doing some deals make cash --have a goal to have $50,000 liquid cash in three years --Next - Find Investors / Buyesr or Silent Partners first --that could be doctors, dentists, lawyers, your professors, advisors, parents, unlces, parents friends , other relatives, some rich students in your class -- Prepare a small business plan --strategy -- so you can explain and convince when you meet them.