They present their proposal - rather poorly, in my estimation - which is actually a kind of "franchise" since the offer is the use of their name and products in the course of your REI business within their specified guidelines.I know of only one such offering which *IS* true education, in so far as that's possible without the instructors actually holding DoE teaching credentials.

I would ask my instructor about icing conditions.. and he would say..

@Michael E. most of the advice given are good advice to cut your loses to play another day. rehab and selling it at market you will also have to pay closing cost vs off market you wont. having said that i understand what you are trying to do. its not that this is an investment(its a bad choice money wise) but more so an opportunity to learn and be hands on. there are other ways to learn(cheaper) but to some you just have to be hands on and get into it. my dad is an automotive instructor and some of his students are book smart and can ace test but actually doing the work they fail and some are the opposite. if you dont plan on becoming a gc, then getting your license will only help in learning the building codes, not really how to do the work. though its good to learn the building codes so you dont get sued or insurance doesnt pay out because of illegal work. 

Currently working on my instructor rating for hanggliding.

Instructors make it look like TV.

Udemy came to mind, but I don't really know much about the instructors. 

I’ve had the conversation with friends as well about being a scuba instructor.

I was earning next to nothing as a flight instructor so my wife spent the cash on furniture.

The Bootcamp instructors are all seasoned investors, and there will be many folks in your cohort that are trying to achieve the same goals as you. 

This years CE we had a pretty good instructor we talked shop most of the time. instead of deep dive into all the alphabet agencies and acts.