Most things I have read online suggest going with basic single hung vinyl windows.

Nothing is very new in real estate the laws were laid down years ago and pretty much the same.. couple concepts.. buy low sell high.rent for more than your all in costs.get a license and broker real estate for a career.get a mortgage license and help others get funding get an apprasiers license and get paid to evaluate properties and write reports.Work as a property manager and get paid to manage.ETc ETc For courses you may wish to take.. simply go to e bay and buy most every guru's courses for 25 to 50 bucks each go through the tapes and books you will find most of the information highly redundant because nothing is new there is only so many ways to skin the RE cat..

In both scenarios, you are basically not being a landlord right?

With the BRRR you're basically flipping the house...but they keeping it and doing a re-fi to pull that money back out.

@Mindy Jensen@Scott TrenchI'd really like to know why, in your opinions, basic money management is not taught in schools.

I showed up today with the 3 properties I'd be interested in watching, along with some basic info I thought I needed... address and my "max" number. 

That and watching basically every podcast.

Weird how they work it, but that is basically it.

Im a long term investor and when buying not planing to sell in 5 years, the reposition and sell play is basically Flipping MFR.

I definitely agree with the concept of investing in my education.