Because once I have a grasp of the jargon and math, nothing is stopping me. 

This is our first venture into landlording, and as a long-time Big-Pockets listener (this is only my 2nd post), we are hoping to use it as a springboard into the start of a long-term investment portfolio.

I'd be willing to get my RE license and even a Property Manager Permit (which is needed for NV) but is it true that I'd absolutely need to have a broker's license to even get this venture started?

I have done joint ventures before.  

Today I was fixing up a rental that I evicted a tenant from when I was out front of the property the former tenant drove by stopped  and stared me down.

If you're stuck and unsure about how to get started, STOP WORRYING about how you're going to pay for your next deal (ME ME ME) and start thinking about how you can help others succeed (OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS).#3 - The World Has Changed .. and the Internet is OPENING UP OPPORTUNITIESRemember the day when online dating was seen as weird.. actually given how young the typical BP members are.. maybe not ^^ But I do.

I am just starting a flip in your neck of the woods if you would like to stop by.

All too often, new investors either overdevelop or spend their money too fast - both of these behaviors derail their plans and stops them woefully short.

@Dean HulsingOnce you understand the environment in which the business operates (local tenant population, average rents, physical and economic vacancy rates, the growth / decline of the local economy, the risk of the local economy (i.e. does most of the tenant population work for a single (cyclical, declining, growing) employer)), then you can compare the business (property) to its peers and evaluate its shortcomings and potential.After the above, you should be able to put a value on the business and, if it looks to be a profitable, long term venture, issue a Letter of Intent (LOI) with your offer and deal framework,  If accepted, you then dig-in and conduct the formal diligence.

All too often, new investors either overdevelop or spend their money too fast - both of these behaviors derail their plans and stops them woefully short.