Just passed my salesperson test and looking for a sponsoring broker to hold my license in the Baton Rouge area.

What if you went with enough cash out to buy one in Florida to test the waters then add more as you feel more comfortable?

I think Google is testing areas of Tampa.

They offer a course that fan static that you should take just before your test date

But accessing them {directly} in parts of the Maritimes may be a test.  

Congrats @Eric Dufault   -- going in for the test the 16th of this month - pumped as well! 

Since I was in Texas I found out that I was qualified to take the brokerage test so I got a license and I did close a few deals for other people,  I kept that license for about 30 years.  

As for the course it self, here in Illinois it was a 350 page book (75 hour self taught portion), a 2 day webinar (15 hour guided), then you took a test to pass the course and finally the state test.  

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there I found out that I was qualified to take a broker test so I got a license.  

Since I was Texas and planned on staying there I found out that I was qualified to take the broker license test so I got a license.