It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

This is where professionals get their training. 

In order for you to do your own work on a 203k, you have to show I believe "professional expertise" in renovations....essentially you need to be a licensed tradesman.Also the renovations have to be finished within 6 months, which most live in flip people are exceeding that time frame since they are usually doing the work themselves.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

You won't be able to out-market or out-spend the professionals who have spent years branding themselves as the "expert" in their sub-market.If you spend money, spend it on "active" marketing which gets your face, voice, and presence directly in front of people you may do business with.Think Outside of the BoxDo the things that most people won't do.

The previous owners "professionally" cleaned the carpets which are stained and smell like pee.  

A qualified tax and legal professional can explain it (I'm not!).

I'm going to say that it depends what your goals are in seeking education.Cruising these forums, you'll see stories where people lost money because of what didn't know or didn't know to watch out for.At the same time, you'll find a pervasive and powerful bias against paid education.You'll want to decide for yourself which is the greatest expense: losing money on a deal (may or may not be deductible) or paying for education to help prevent losing money on your deals (deductible as a professional development expense).