We have another piece of 30 acres and another of 200 acres we are just testing the waters.

I will too later I'm taking my PSI test for my RE license today. 

So test different postcards, $100 is relatively inexpensive if you consider the ROI that it might produce through more leads.

It will take 2.5 weeks to complete classes and pass the test.

I live in Boston, home of one of the best public library systems in America, so I'm pretty sure I can get my hands on any book worth reading, but I have no idea what books are worth reading.Any recommendations for excellent but daunting real estate investing books to test my mettle?

The deals that pass the 1% sniff test are few and far between, but they can still be found.  

All this assumes we are talking about single wide homes.If you are acquiring a mobile home park that comes with homes, then you should run some test ads to determine what you can sell the homes for on a note.  

I feel many new investors shoot themselves in the foot by not approaching their local bank first to test the lending climate.

The quizzes have been very valuable, and it comes with a test prep course as well. 

Any licensee in any profession must receive formal training from a qualified instructor by education and experience and then students are tested.I hated tests in high school, later on in college my views changed.