We do have some rental properties as a safety net during the transition, and I'm not sure I'd have the nerve to leave a corporate job to become an agent without some passive income, substantial savings, or a working spouse to cover the transition.I think everywhere is probably saturated with agents, as is typical during a real estate bull market. 

That's the 1st thing that was daunting me is wondering what i was going to do first, yeah it might be a bit nerve wrecking at first but it'll be worth it & you will have bumps in the road & make mistakes, we all have.As far as Renatus goes i wouldn't say you flubbed it, it probably was alot to take in for you right?

Tax-deeds FYI have a title report you can view for free - Its done by the National Title Abstract Company (you'll find it on the listings).Your biggest liens will usually be municipality liens (code enforcement, housing standards ,various local agencies,etc..).To learn how to examine titles you'll probably have to learn it on your own - I can give you the general steps and checklist that I've built up from the past year of examining titles (I'm still learning since no one wants to teach me without working for them full-time lol).https://www.alta.org/media/pdf/CH01.pdf (ALTA has a great sample .PDF to grounded yourself in title terminology)https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/642/topics/57... 

He makes a decent salary (enough to keep us above the water), but I know there's a better way to secure a great retirement.I've always dreamed of being a real estate investor, but never had to nerves to go through with it. 

The math portion and numbers is a little nerve wrecking. 

Thank you much your words have just settle my nerves.

Is this just first-timers nerves, or does this sound like something we should run away from? 

As @Aaron Gordy says it's tedious, time-consuming, nerve-wracking, it could kill your budget, etc. - especially the 1st few times you do it.  

It seems like a lot of people expect great investments to glide right into their lap every time they come around; and I think that's interesting, because sure it happens, but really only once in a blue moon.I only recently thought about this questions a few weeks back taking to an investor who won't get into business with anyone who doesn't dedicate at least an hour every day to educating themselves about specific markets and/or looking through financials or examining comps - just anything that would produce some kind of value to their portfolio or business in general.Wanted to spur off a conversation: what do you think?

Supplemental jurisdiction over the offering may cover other states, but you run into federal preemption again.When examining the issuer, background checks are a minimum.