I disagree with some of the analysis here.

its fine if they do as its not my main motivation for getting my licence but keen to understand how it all works.Any advice from someone who's done this already would be appreciated.Thanks You can take and pass the state examination, and get your real estate license as "inactive" if you don't already know your sponsoring broker.

However, I disagree with your comments that the investor buyers who buy these homes have a greater appetite for risk and know the risks that exist.

JD, don’t disagree on some of the points you’re making above on responsive Web versus mobile app development, but it all comes down to level of engagement and what you’re looking to do with a site or service.

A growing number of homeowners nationwide are being dropped by insurance companies as firms and regulators struggle to deal with the unpredictable and costly risks of climate disasters.Nonrenewal notices surged by nearly 30 percent from 2018 to 2022 to more than 620,000 a year, according to a Treasury report released Thursday that examined 246 million policies nationwide.

I disagree completely with that suggestion. 

Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Calvin Thomas I would disagree with your assessment of Philadelphia.

Stay hyper local.As for investing in Illinois: Get your head examined.

So again I don’t disagree that there will be elevated unemployment in the dc area, I don’t even disagree it’s possible you see a spike in inventory (though no evidence of that yet) in fact I’ve been saying on the forms for years I think some people have been to confident in areas real estate market, I was maybe the only person on here who saw what was going on in dc city proper when prices did fall about 20% 3 years ago.

I'll have to disagree on that.