Welcome to BiggerPockets.When I was going through my agent licensing class, I kept hearing about how your "sphere" was where you would get the bulk of your business, at least initially. 

I guess like most overseas investors i saw the prices were low and the ROI was far greater than what we have here in OZ.

Work your sphere.

One of the quickest ways to develop funding is from your sphere of influence (SOI) or basically your closest friends.

I never went over 3 oz. 

Putin sphere of influence understanding, but it seemed like the IMF proposals boiled down a retention of Greece in the Eurozone to a question of "How much money are you willing to pay Greece to not defect to Putin's sphere of influence".

The secret to a fantastic career is all about your sphere of influence!  

We routinely hear about sales before they hit the market due to the fact that my family has been in the area for the past 35 years and have a fairly good sphere of influence.

An investor may be more like showing them 20 properties and writing 5 contracts, and for a property that has a far lesser commission than the retail buyers.As a new agent I think two methods of marketing are very important to get yourself up and running.1)Market to your sphere of influence.

See if the broker or an agent will allow you to shadow them.Anything you can do to hit the ground running will help.Right now, I'd start building a list of your "sphere of influence" - family, friends, neighbors, comrades - anybody who will want to buy or sell a property within 12 months.