You can only hold the Sales Agent designation for 2 years, you must move on to Broker by then.Why not just find a great, investor friendly agent and use them as part of your team?

Otherwise if you're comfortable writing your own contract or modifying an existing one than you may be okay.

I was also lucky enough to be able to study architectural design at a trade school my last two years of high school and really enjoyed it, however I went on to study business in college.

Besides what @Dev Horn said which is great, having confidence through what you learned over the phone or in person will only make the seller feel more comfortable.

I am a designer that works in tech.

If you can make an agent feel comfortable enough with your process, the agent will work their client for you and now both of you get paid (Make sure not to step on any toes and run all communication with agents client through the agent). 

There has been a relatively recent freon change and the old "R22" freon is extremely expensive (more than 10 times what it used to cost) and most newer units are designed for the new freon and the inside and outside components typically can't be old/new mix.

Don't be afraid to invest out of state or outside of your comfort zone, that is what will make you tons of money!  

As long as the numbers work, you are confident in your design aesthetic and give the people quality work and what they want, I would say, go for it!!! 

So I feel comfortable around the real estate and building/remodeling game, but am learning the foreclosure market/process.I did go witness a trustee sale last week and will try and go this week as well, actually walking through looking at a couple of properties and seeing what I might be willing to pay....maybe it will give me a feel for working through the numbers and seeing where the crowd actually values the property vs. myself.Anyway...would like to hook up with anyone in the Springs area sometime that might be willing to talk shop.Thanks!