Also go to youtube and search for moving to <city, state> or living in <city, state>If you check the census bureau or listen to the financial news to see where jobs and population growth is that will give you a clue.

Some buyers and agents though have no clue about this stuff and many will be painfully regretting purchasing a flip.

But there were so many silly issues and I think the lender just had no clue of the lending rules. 

I don't have any clue why they stop.

So then I started my search for potential short sales, and I have no clue what I'm doing here.

Which is good, because some neighborhoods I wouldn't have a clue without running numbers.Newbie?

Getting a license is one thing, finding a good broker who will take a green agent is another, now add on top of that someone who has no clue as to the area just makes things tougher.Don't mean know the market, just know areas, know your way around, know the town a bit and the economy there.

I was very transparent and let her know that I have no clue what to do.

The information from this post was extremely helpful and I hope to get started soon, I just don't want to get out there and have absolutely no clue what I am doing and make seller or buyer feel like I've wasted their time or I get screwed and somehow don't get my fee because I have missed including something in my contract.Thanks again everyone!

(sorry everyone but this isn't a shameless plug)  I will level with you, most agents have no clue what you are looking for.