Maybe its because I didnt even finish high school and yet it wasnt difficult to climb to the top of a company get a 6 figure income in my 20's while all my friends are paying on their degrees with their 30 or 60k/year unrelated jobs that their college education "helped" them get.if you want to make money, figure out a way to make money, this is the easiest country to do it in.

Hey, @Adam Johnson, well i went to school in the area VSU, and the seller is actually my mentor.

Everything else you will mostly ignore and have to learn through the school of hard knocks.  

My first apartment out of high school was a 2 bedroom POS that I rented from a slumlord for $550 a month, 8 years ago we were charging $600 for smallish 2 bedroom 1 bath flats in a large complex.

Go to school or low income property?  

The relation is no different...you go to school to get that foundation education and then it's up to you to expand upon your knowledge with additional research and resources and ultimately take some form of action.

Drop the realtor (although many old school guys that are licensed don't know wholesaling much and that's not always a bad thing), clarify your problems, and focus your efforts.

I grew up just south of Riley high school but that neighborhood has had a slow slow slow decline.

(Living in an apartment with my sister who is going nuts because of dental school is no fun) I'm still in the research stages of the process and know I will most likely be purchasing a building where the owner wants out or is foreclosed on. 

I am looking for advice on whether I should spend the time and money to attend grad school and get a formal education on R.E.I. or go the self-educated route and learn from experience.