They also left huge holes from hanging TV's on walls.

Just looking for a place to hang my license for my own 3-4 buy and hold purchases a year.

You'll have pre-licensing course fees, state testing fees, licensure fees, MLS access fees, fees associated with hanging your license with a brokerage, desk fees, monthly fees, continuing education fees...and the list goes on.

Hi I may not be ready for this group yet, but figure it's best to hang out with the type of people you aspire to be.  

I think you will find the few agents who can do this are hanging out here on BP. 

Just don't frown or hang your head, no one who wants to be successful ( you clearly seems motivated to do the work) has time to focus on negatives.

Hang out with people that are successful.  

Then the low hanging fruit i.e. smallest loan balances this is so you can free up credit (this allowed me to purchase what was probably my best investment when I wasn't really looking because I had the flexibility to move fast on it) If I had not done this I would not have qualified due to too many loans at one time, I choose not to do non standard loans.

Start with the low hanging fruit, the easy deals and keep moving forward. 

If you pass that, you are a PB (Provisional Broker) and need to hang your license with a company.