You sound as though you have invested some money thus far so start your marketing going and keep the momentume going.Good luck and remember fear is False Evidence Appearing Real  The reasons I decided to get licensed are for the educational and accountability components of the process.

You can never lose the education. 

If you wouldn't jump in an airplane and ask via your smartphone how to fly, then please don't make the mistake of thinking investing is so easy that anyone can do it without a proper education.

It is good to educate yourself this way as well.

although sub prime was very predatory so those folks have a beef to a certain extent but then again many who fell for sub prime needed better primary education at the end of the day so they could protect themselves..

I thought the $1k fee was fairly reasonable compared to another "big name" educational entity,(scam?)

My wife and I have just began educating ourselves with Real Estate investing and are currently looking into mobile home investing to start out with.

There are plenty of risks, but a lot of those risks can be minimized through education (learning from others' mistakes) and partnering with more experienced investors.

Feel free to DM me if you want more specific advice.Good luck and get educated!

I recently took the jump from being a CPA, which was boring and not fulfilling to becoming a real estate agent.