I'm a part time stock market trader and that took me 3yrs of my busy life to finally click and start placing trades confidently so I know this field is probably not that different but I will take it 1 day at a time.

@Jack Trader I plan on dropping by at county office one of these days and ask around, would let you know what I find.

Once you have an idea of what you want out of real estate by using a specific strategy like for EX: Buy and Hold, Flipping, Property Management, Turn Key developments, Single Family, Multi Family, or both, wholesaling, etc...

Bulls make money, and bears make money, but pig only get slaughtered"Old stock trader expression. 

Been an active stock, options & futures trader for about 10 years now looking to change focus to RE.

Found guilty in conspiring with 20 other traders and brokers to rig LIBOR to benefit his own trading positions, Tom Hayes was finally convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison by a U.K. judge.

For ex, workers for Habitat for Humanity and when purchasing a property for a direct family member, you are allowed to work on the home or manage work without a contractor's license even though you personally will not be living there; otherwise, the owner/investor needs a license. 

Over a 2 year period I was the greatest Stock trader in the world. 

I at most could rent this $230k for ex $1650 now. 

Some Flipster Pros-lays out step by step instructions from contacting leads to closing -offers scripts along with contracts for buyers and sellers-10k leads monthly, additional costs if you go over -gives multiple filters to finding what kind of properties to look for ex vacant, REO, out of state owners etc.