HahaI'm very goal oriented as well - Life is boring without something to work towards, right?

Also, I have a Real Estate friendly accountant whose clientele is made up of roughly 70% real estate oriented folks (and the majority of which are investors), and who invests himself.  

For someone coming in from out of state who is ready to spend hard earned money these are not things that should be swept under the rug.

I found the test (MA) to be extremely detail oriented.  

Everything else out there seems get-rich-quick oriented, and I know better than that.

I am a CMBS lender and two thirds of our business are from brokers, I love it when brokers are very detail oriented like you and get us a T-12, rent roll and historicals.

After you pass your exam, activate your license with the sponsoring broker, take all orientation classes, subscriptions and start marketing! 

Interested in Princeton, NJ & Wilmington DE area - Investing Goal: Buy low townhouse/small single house that yields small buffer from rental income post loan/opex (hopefully).Pros/colleagues in NJ/DE area - please help me get started with guidance on establishing connections and really help me define roadmap - 1. should I find an real estate agent who deals with foreclosure/short sell. 2. is foreclosure/short sale really the right first investment for a completely clueless person to start3. what should be first step to start getting hands dirty and not just read books/ blogs - kind of action oriented learning.Hope to hear and get some awesomeness trickle through..Ashish

It could work if you have the right personality: honest, hard working, calm, detail oriented, no-nonsense set the rules and systems and 100% stick to them.

If I'm going to have someone manage the plethora of little issues, I want the most anal, detail and action-oriented people on the planet.