I will still be in state - appx 1.5 hours away, but my job will still be bringing me to this town frequently.

Talk to different brokerages in your area because there are a variety of fee structures, commission splits, etc out there.

We are at a point now where we are thinking about having kids and know that our time living in our condo is running short due to a variety of reasons (location far from parents, no yard for a child to play, schools are not up to our level, etc.)

I relocate frequently with my job.

Also, check out the the Bigger Pockets PodCast it has some crazy good information that's applicable to a variety of different niches.

But prior to the crisis, training and qualification standards for loan originators varied widely, and compensation was frequently structured to give loan originators strong incentives to steer consumers into more expensive loans.

There's a variety of ways to structure such things.

I'm an open book, and I will be using explanation marks quite frequently, because I think REI is exciting!!!

Menards has some set of 10 builder packs but the variety is quite limited.

But you'll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.