I do feel that the best way to accelerate your progress in any area of RE, as well as other business ventures, find the field or niche that you want to become proficient in, and find someone that is doing it.  

looking for insight and recommendations for company's or individuals in Massachusetts or nationally who handle web design specifically for realtors . my wife is starting her real estate agent career and we looking to start to build her brand . but we not proficient enough to do the site ourselves .  

These are not to be confused with short term market influencers that, while they do have effect, they don’t necessarily sway the course of the cycle in the long term, some examples of market influencers are: interest rates, foreign investment and legislative amendments.Following this are two case studies of historic examples of cycle transitions in Canada, Toronto ’89 Boom-Slump and Calgary ’97 Slump-Recovery-Boom in which they demonstrate the key drivers collectively moving in relation to average MLS price at the time.I’ve been working to compile the data in my home market (Toronto), it’s a little tricky to find exactly the info I need and one should be proficient with excel to get the graphs that are shown in the books but It’s a compelling methodology.Attached is the key drivers scorecard which has the list of the 16 drivers and their expected movements year over year in each phase.Anyways, hope that is interesting for some of you, would love to hear your thoughts!

Like Sarah said before, not all agents are proficient with a lot of what we do, which causes more work on the other agent.In my market, there are challenges.  

I can refer you to a very proficient landlord attorney in Portland if you need one to consult with or get these folks out.

Idea: Volunteer my services and use what I'm proficient in to help other like-minded people.

I refer out all residential opportunities to agents that are proficient in the target market.  

There is a creative financing tool for virtually every situation.As you become proficient with each, you will be able to identify and apply the appropriate solution to engineer profitable transactions from previously “impossible” deals.

Do you guys have suggestions or tips on how to be proficient with RE related documents?

Lead Abatement Contractor's LicenseTo qualify for a contractor's license you must: read and understand New Hampshire Lead Poisoning Prevention Act and Rulesdocument completion of an approved training course for lead abatement contractors which includes an examdocument two years work experience in asbestos, lead, environmental remediation or building tradeslist all names or other identifiers you've ever done business underlist any outstanding enforcement actions pending against you for lead abatement worklist all New Hampshire certified lead abatement workers/supervisors you employpass an approved proficiency examination given by a party other than the training providerpass an additional 25 questions specific to the provisions of RSA 130-A and He-P 1600 given by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHA) ChildLead ProgramLead abatement contractor's license fees: The contractor's license will cost you $250 and it's good for a year.Lead Abatement Supervisor CertificateTo qualify for a supervisor certificate you need to: read and understand New Hampshire Lead Poisoning Prevention Act and Rulespass an approved training course which includes an examhave at least twelve months of lead abatement work experiencehave at least twelve months work experience in environmental remediation or building tradeslist any outstanding enforcement actions pending against you for lead abatement workpass an approved proficiency examination given by a party other than the training providerpass an additional 25 questions specific to the provisions of RSA 130-A and He-P 1600 given by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHA) ChildLead ProgramLead abatement supervisor certificate fees: The supervisor's certificate will cost you $100 and it's good for a year.