I’ve read tons of books, thousands of posts, listened to hundreds of podcasts, went through a couple of extensive courses.

@Jake Calle there are several podcasts about house hacking a duplex for a first investment so if buy and hold interests you, I suggest listening to a couple of those for some more information.

A couple thoughts of mine.1) opportunity to get advice from experts in any and every area related to REI all in one place.2) I am grateful that I was able to reconnect to an old friend, who I found 'coincidentally' on BP

Looking to get my 1st within a couple months

We are a couple with full-time jobs and 2 kids.

Hi,I'm planning to buy a property that has been rehabbed couple of years back.

Those with insured financing have been subjected to this qualification requirement for a couple of years now.    

Far too many become agents without realizing how expensive it is, particularly the first couple of years.

I don't have any experience with this, but a couple thoughts (if you don't have luck with the DMV).

In this case, the chicken came first.And you're right about how a good full time agent will eat your lunch, but hopefully within the bounds of ethics and good taste.As a full time (and then some) agent, I'll remind sellers that most part timers tend to treat this profession as a hobby, hoping that while they hold down another full time job, that they'll trip over a couple of deals each year.