I think in-person training can be more valuable as you get to participate in conversations with the class and hear anecdotal stories from the instructor, which all help cement important points.

There's a warning in that, too, about this sort of cruelty: "The villainy you teach me I will execute--and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."

I have found that this and other posts like it apparently revolve around what CNN / MSNBC keep instructing people to feel, think, believe.

So, even if you don’t want a degree, I would say participate in some class or learning program that requires you to do more than just receive information from an instructor.

I concur that coming to the live class is a much better option since it allows for a lot more information to be presented by our national team of instructors and there are 3 days for you to get all of your questions answered there as well.  

If you’re getting your loan docs from a lending attorney, and I hope you are, both the lender’s instructions and deed of trust, mortgage, or loan agreement should specify your insurance requirements and could serve as a reference for you.

Simple electronics with simple instructions are key, for example.  

There's usually a clause like this:EFFECT OF ADDENDUM: THIS ADDENDUM AMENDS AND SUPPLEMENTS THE CONTRACT AND, IF APPLICABLE, ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS.

I don't do it, I wouldn't recommend it, but I'm sure you could find some good instruction material on how to do it by connecting with people here.  

But because I am pretty conservative on the rental front (I save my crazy risk taking for entitlement deals), and for other reasons I won't get into here, I instruct my CPA to take minimal depreciation.