Hi Ripper,I think that you've found a valuable resource for learning all that you can about real estate.

Check the BiggerPockets FAQ for more...http://www.biggerpockets.com/investing-guide/

One guide for this is the traffic study.

If YOU are going to take them out hunting on your land(as a business transaction), you are required to have a guiding license.

It will be re-assigned to another broker/agent on their list.Listing residential REO ship sailed long ago.Many of my broker friends have stopped listing for banks and work on the buy side more as they pick up a bonus.On the REO side you get hit with BS certifications from asset companies wanting hundreds of dollars a year to be a MEMBER and POSSIBLY land a listing.When you do it's a POC (piece of crap) and you have to outlay a money with rekey and trashout,cash for keys etc. in some cases and wait for the money to be paid back to you.If you have a buyer for the property try to deal with FNMA.If you are just after a listing you need to go with a big reo brokerage already established and be a buyers broker.As local and regional banks have told me they get calls almost everyday from agents wanting to list their REO's.I am more valuable as I focus on the commercial side so they don't get as many of those specialized types.If you are the broker you can go to the local banks and offer to do it cheaper for volume and land business that way.Thanks

Josh-The REI FAQ ( http://www.biggerpockets.com/investing-guide/ ) has great info, but unless you know where to look, it's really hard to find (unless I've really overlooked something!).

I picked up a couple of books and already finished one - ABCs of Real Estate Investing is a good newbie book if any other newbies care - easy read, and provided some basic guides to determine property profitability, though you can probably find the same info on this forum in one form or another.

Calling directly into the law firm and getting quick assistance was valuable. 

You have the opportunity, here, to be represented by an agent for free.If you interview and find a good agent, then they become a valuable member of your team.

One more thing, the education she got when she took the course has also been valuable.