If I knock it down I will have a huge living room and a very open concept but loose som very practical space when the living room is a good size anyway.

Last week I called about a duplex for sale for the first time to practice talking to sellers.

A list of approved establishments can be found on the Department’s website; (this educational requirement is in addition to the 45 hour sales pre-licensing classroom hours)Upon successfully passing the examination, candidates must submit the following...Real estate salespersons and brokers both fall under the purview/regulation of the RI Department of Business Regulation ("DBR"): http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/divisions/commlicensing...As a practical matter, I would strongly recommend taking the first option, being a salesperson for two years before applying to become a broker.

I know this is a common practice I just cant figure out how to find interested partners.

Dumb question perhaps, but it's like paralysis by choices (a bit different I think than paralysis by analysis)

Ultimately the choice is yours, you have gut instincts and have met them... a poll on bp might not be the best business decision :) 

I don't have a RE agent of choice yet in the Baltimore area either ..... but one step at a time I suppose.@ Ned Carey, Regarding neighborhoods, I have been spending more and more time in the neighborhoods surrounding Johns Hopkins main campus (Hampden, Waverly, etc.) and I am probably going to start concentrating on one of these neighborhoods soon.

Success is a process, failure is a choice

We give the tenants a choice between CFLs and incandescent, but for tenants who habitually leave lots of lights on, be only provide them with CFLs, more energy efficient.

These factors include, population growth, economic expansion, and real estate affordability.Real Estate AffordabilityWhen taking real estate affordability into account, crossing San Francisco and Denver off the list immediately is the likely the right choice.