My best deals come from my sphere. 

The value of your personal sphere, formal and informal, cannot be overstated.  

For the Provo units, we actually put almost 40% down (lower price point), as the more we put into the OZ, the bigger the tax break was.

If you are here on Bigger Pockets you are definitely in the sphere of people I'm interested to hear about.

eXp's tech and the support I've received so far give me confidence that I'll do well, even moving to a new state where my only sphere of influence is about 10 family members.I completely agree that the MLM-style pitch is downright obnoxious. 

There are people like this in every sphere - overzealous guitar learners want to buy expensive amps and pedals to "sound better" rather than practice scales, people buying their first power tool can't "just get the drill" and so on. 

One impact of the 1031-stepped up basis—estate tax reduction change is you have created a huge drain on revenue from the public sphere.

@Josiah Patrick Zebarth If you do not want to go go college I would start building your knowledge/network/sphere of influence in a real estate sales capacity.

With the MLS you have the listing agents entire sphere of influence being exposed to the property as well as the sphere of influence of every other realtor in the area.What is it that your friend dislikes about the listing agent?

Be up front about your situation and find a brokerage with strong management who wants to work with you to find creative ways to generate your sales funnel and sphere.