If you're having a hard time, read the book with the same title by famous Gary Keller. 

I am currently a real estate agent with Keller Williams and I am looking to start in a new direction: fix and flips.

If you need a further proof, read "One thing" by Gary Keller. 

They are usually at Keller Williams inspire reality office in Fargo, This month they are meeting at a flip property in south Fargo. 

I guess they wanted the glory without the grind.By the way, Keller Williams had Baylor University do a study and they found that if you make random calls into a selected area, after 12 hours of calls, give or take, you get a deal.

@Tanner Gregurich @Bob Rubenking @Chase Keller  Any recommendations for Insurance companies for Iowa rentals? 

He's also a real estate agent with Keller Williams.http://www.homesbyworth.com/

Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter (this provides a more foundational perspective on money)- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".  

Books like "Landlording on Autopilot" by Mike Butler, or "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller. 

If you eventually want to make a career out of it I’d jump in with a bigger brokerage like Keller Williams to get started.