However, with that said assess your workload and see how much time you really have to spend on it while achieving your other collegiate goals for the semester.With that being said, if you think it will be too grueling I am sure there are lots of books, websites, forum posts, investors in your areas, etc. that you can "study" from to gain the knowledge you need without the intensive course that you will be graded on and whatever the cost per credit comes out to be.Again, it's a personal call.

Even though it is kind of a taboo word on this site lately lol, there is a whole breakdown and walkthrough in the materials provided on this site.

My name is Corey Wilson, and I am completely new to Bigger Pockets and Real Estate Investing as a whole.  

Use your kids as inspiration to achieve your goals!

It is normally very hard to cut ties at this stage of the process because you already have a price on the whole job and it is much more expensive to have another contractor come in and finish.  

The whole point would be the BnB in a town very short on BnB's.  

Or do i stay where I'm currently at, continue to rent out rooms instead of whole units, and save money to purchase a duplex further down the road?

Or do i stay where I'm currently at, continue to rent out rooms instead of whole units, and save money to purchase a duplex further down the road?

Welcome aboard @Adam BeckstetdtThose seem like pretty achievable goals. 

I don't have a sound answer for you because I don't know the whole picture but I would suggest getting out of the 15 year mortgage at a minimum.