While that may seem obvious, it's easy for new investors to disregard today's cash flow in lieu of our deep aspirations for future success when our current market is showing a trend of strong appreciation with exceptionally low interest rates.I mentioned being a Marine earlier because as a Marine we were trained to always have multiple courses of action (COAs), as I'm sure you're well aware. 

Go through all the free training on BP. 

Any recommendations for firms in the area that offer good training and are investor friendly?

But regardless of any REI book you read do yourself a favor and rather than spend thousands on their REI training programs find a REI club near you.

You should look for a Broker that is going to provide quality training and get you rolling.

They are on the sidelines...lol It ain't like they are offering you any opportunities, unless it is to buy a training program from them which will teach you all about being patient and waiting for a crash...:) 

The commission splits aren’t as favorable, but they offer a multitude of training courses and other resources that will help you launch your career.

I'm in TN and do most of my acting training in Atlanta.

My Predictions:Overall, the economy will stumble a little as the training wheels come off and the country gets back to work. 

It's just an opinion so no two appraisers will arrive at the same conclusion, although if they've both been trained correctly the difference should be within 5% to 10% (max).