@Angel G. if you can speak intelligently about a property, your plan, you have a narrow focus, you will be fine.Also, successful agents are in the networking business, not the real estate business. 

You just have to go for it once you have your goal set and your area narrowed down. 

If they see a wave of listings in a particular area and learn that there is going to be some major drainage work done two years from now that will significantly impact taxes, unless your going to meetings at city hall or live in the neighborhood, those are likely things you may miss.When you do begin to narrow down properties you like, they may be able to provide you with data that will reaffirm your own in regards to comps in the area, ARV, and the direction of price trends. 

Or I could just do my first deal seller finance, keep my low paying job that's flexible with me doing this on the side.Problem there is it narrows my marketing to only landlords.

I am still not 100% sure exactly what job I will use my degree for, but am will narrow it down as I go to college with my G.I. bill.

I would agree with the agent about narrowing down your geographic area, especially for your first deal. 

@Calin Segarceanu My best advice is to:1) Find an insurance broker who is licensed in all 50 states2) Narrow those insurance brokers down to who has a person who specializes in working with investors3) Create a relationship with that person/brokerage to maximize your portfolio efficiency and minimize the amount of time you have to worry about insurance during an acquisition.Feel free to message me for more suggestions!

These are just some basic questions but will definitely help narrow down some criteria in moving forward!

I would narrow down to various neighborhoods and focus on deals in them. 

You need start by narrowing down what areas you're interested in and what your criteria are.