I feel that this was a valuable first experience and since then have been increasing my education by reading books and listening to the podcasts.

Thank you all for your very valuable tips!

Making yourself valuable to an investor by doing things they don't want to or don't have time for is a great way to try it out, without committing to an actual property and discovering that it isn't for you.

Learning about investing should help your business even if you never invest in a property because it will make you a valuable resource for local investors. 

A real estate broker, for the purposes of this article, is defined to be a person, firm or corporation who, for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, or by reason of a promise or reasonable expectation thereof, lists for sale, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, exchange, purchase or rental of real estate or an interest therein, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate or solicits for prospective purchasers or assists or directs in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does or is contemplated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, renting or auctioning of any real estate or negotiates, or offers or attempts or agrees to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by mortgage or other encumbrance upon or transfer of any real estate for others, or any person who, for pecuniary gain or expectation of pecuniary gain conducts a public or private competitive sale of lands or any interest in lands.

They will hold a ton of information on your local market and provide with valuable insight into REI.

Despite being very young (22 years old) I have a passion for business, a determination to succeed, and already have worked hard and found myself valuable mentors.

This project is essentially a complete gut that will include addition of roughly 700 SQF, new roof, siding, landscaping, privacy fence, hardwood flooring installation, interior re-design into an open concept floor plan, upgraded kitchen with granite counters, new cabinets, stainless steel appliances, etc.

How about any upcoming valuable seminars?

@David Dec That is a valuable statistic David.