I wrote a blog post about that.http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3840/blog_posts/33599-why-you-want-a-real-estate-licenseGet your real estate license.

@Ryan Watson, I agree with @Robert Leonard , you should deferentially educate yourself before investing using your retirement funds, there is plenty of info here on BP forum as well as out-there on the web.

Now if you wanted to start a blog it can take 2-5 years for you start growing a following and making a part time income from the blog.I hope this gives you an idea of the virtual marketplace and the key take away is for every Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, etc.

You might want to search BP, I know there's probably podcasts to listen to, blogs written, and posts answered.Also, the title to this post has no meaning to me, what is it?

I think the signature of this message should contain a link to a couple blog posts I put on here a few months back.

My day job is software engineering where I build iPhone, iPad apps and web apps.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4430/blog_posts/32194-attention-wholesalers-2-ways-to-stand-out-from-your-competition

@Christian CarsonFirst off, love your blog.

And hey, @Joe Fairless, I took a look at your blog - looks like you do some interesting things.

There's a wealth of knowledge through these boards, the blogs and be sure to check out the many real estate podcasts that are available.