gilz16 - I have been teaching other people to become CFIs, CFIIs, and MEIs for a couple of years. Let me tell you, you should absolutely be able to find QUALITY training for all three instructor privileges for less than $10,000 together. Like Rickair mentioned, American Flyers does CFI & CFII academies all over the country each month for $5-$6K. Adding your MEI anywhere just depends on how much PIC multi time you have. If you have 15 multi PIC, you just need proficiency. RUN!!!