New Member from Long Island, NY

[Daniel Guillermo]

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum. I live in NY and currently work for a financial company that is closing in the fall. I have been asked by the parent company to stay until the end to assist with the wind down operations. This means I have a job until the fall and with severance I basically have a paycheck for all of 2010.

I have invested in RE or should I say dabbled in RE investing for quite some time but have never given the business the attention it deserves. I now want to change careers and work in RE full time. I have all of 2010 to get my business off the ground. I am looking to network with some of the experienced RE investors? Hopefully I will be able to get some answers to the questions below. What steps should I take to starting a successful RE business, keeping in mind I have 1 year to make it work? Should I get my RE license? What strategies should I focus on?

This seems to be a great forum and I look forward to learning here.