I am a construction professional in Vancouver, BC and I am working with a friend who owns a property in Surrey they would like to subdivide from a 24,000 SF lot to (2)-12,000 SF lots.  

The real estate license doesn’t sound like a bad idea, not much to lose and a lot to gain.

Hello RE Investors,While I am actively searching for properties within my market, I have been spending time developing my systems and processes with the perspective of venturing into out of state investing. I have beg...

The city in which I live matters a lot to me, so yeah, I'm opting for places like Austin, Seattle, Denver, etc.

A lot to consider. 

Since we have an established relationship and I have high confidence in the owner of the wholesaler business, I just said "no problem" (big mistake - wholesaler has no real control of the resident - the contract was assigned to ME and I need to protect my interest with appropriate amendments / agreements with the seller and/or resident).On Monday, oops, the guy is still there.  

Once my wife establishes herself with her new broker and gets a feel for what her routine will be, we are going to have to find a way to start viewing properties and writing offers.

well, ben, congrats on starting so young. i am over 50 now and i wish i would have started at your age. that being said, there is a lot to be said about experience also. keeping you DTI ratio down while financing real estate is going to be hard. after all, as your debt goes up, you need to increase your income an equal amount. obviously, you will have to take on some real estate on a contract basis, i. e., no bank loans. that way, you can claim the income without public knowledge of the debt. or you would need to find properties that increase your income without a huge increase in the debt amount. thats hard to do. crunch the numbers on every deal. if it does not fit your financial need, don't buy it. its pretty much that simple. 

I am already learning a lot from here... and I would want to be a very well established and astute real estate investor in the nearest future so I will like to use this as a platform for growth and learning for myself and others.

since I already have an established license in CT.