LOLRE usually falls under the department of finance in business colleges.To get started in a formal education without heading toward a degree program that fits well with real estate, I suggest these areas of undergrad study.Economics 101 and 102Accounting 101 and 102, if you can take managerial accountingPersonal Finance, Money & BankingBusiness Finance 101 and 102 or similar levelsPrinciples of Real EstateBusiness Law and Legal ConceptsThese 10 classes or 30 hours would be a good foundation for RE.There are other courses that can be more specific, like construction management, municiple zoning and design as well as others.Depending on the benefits you might be looking at, you may look into an Associates Degree program at a local university in real estate or finance.IMO, good luck.... :)

These guys looked great, tan, fit and happy.

Construction tends to leave rooms at least an inch off in some places, so you end up with awkward gaps or the cabinet doesn't fit by half an inch in your space. 

Would have saved me a lot of time sanding and fitting the crapy old doors.

I'm a firm believer in "the more you learn the more you earn" and the seminars fit my learning style. 

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However, since I don't fit in their "box", my choice is to keep going  my way or let Fannie stop me.  

Do your due diligence and find the custodian that fits you best. 

At this point, buy-and-hold single/multi-family rentals seems to be the best fit for my wife and I, but I am also interested in learning how to wholesale and execute "fix-and-flips".

Well, both my wife and I are capable of handling the mortgage without income from it, I just thought maybe if I was able to find a potential tenant in advance for it, we could have everything ready to go and the tenant moved in just shortly after closing.Essentially, I'd be saying to a potential tenant "I'm currently working on purchasing a property that fits your needs.