An email inquiry to the local city or county would probably be fruitful   I don't know about other counties,  but king county has several books/pamphlets that focus on fair housing best practices.   

What are the parameters (location, cash flow, ROI)  Look for agents/brokers that are investors themselves.

It's the same with the Zillows and the Yelps for agents and lenders.

I know they're out there because I find 'em, but not one a week or one a month because all the low-hanging fruit has been harvested.If you are truely 'fascinated' by this business you may need to relocate.

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The best advice for agents is to become extremely proficient at one area... it may be working with investors (many agents say they are experts at it yet they don't own a single property), waterfront properties, 1st time home homebuyers.. etc.

From a numbers stand point EXP is far better for agents, from an education stand point EXP in my opinion is far superior as well. 

It's more of a long term play and takes a few extra years for the fruit to ripen...

Hey,I've been reading biggerpockets.com for ages now, some good stuff here.

They said that the moment people start asking you about real estate and want advice then that's when you should go for agent status.