That can be a great way to get involved with other new agents straight away and kickstart your REI adventures. 

If I wasn't going to be living there, it wouldn't matter, but I'd rather not drastically reduce my quality of life for two years in order to kick start the investment ball rolling.I've put some thought into combining some of the principles of traditional investing with creative investing to remedy my situation and this is what i've come up with: I would likely be able to find a great deal in a good area (that I would actually want to live in) by applying the marketing techniques of wholesaling.

Specifically stories that were kickstarted by BP.

I thought I would post a couple questions that I have in the forums, with hopes of kick starting my understanding of my options.  

Since you're an agent, you should definitely check out these guides written by @Brandon Turner and @Mindy Jensen just for agents:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/2...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/12/04/how-to-become-a-real-estate-agent/Since you're new to the site, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing career: Start here.

A few suggestions for you:- Read @J Scott's books on flipping houses and estimating rehab costs: http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/- Read @Brandon Turner's book on 'Investing w/no and low money down': http://get.biggerpockets.com/nomoneydown/ - he gives some great tips for finding excellent deals.You've probably already done some of this, but since you're new to the site, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing career:Start here.

Regardless of the broker you choose, I recommend reading Millionaire Real Estate Agent (and Investor) both by Gary Keller to kickstart your career.  

Now kickstarter and that ilk, I might donate to them but that is a donation and not an investment. 

This will help kickstart your career.

Hello BP,My girlfriend and I are eager to receive some good vibes towards starting our real estate investment empire together! I used to work in the mortgage industry for a couple of years and now I own/run a store he...