Consistently do the things that make others in this business successful.

It could take up to 10 years or more to grow to the point of having significant enough income to replace a paycheck.If you want to flip you could be facing some very lean times without a job to support you or you would need deep pockets.High paying consistent long term employment is the easiest way to successfully invest.

Every successful business understands the importance of utilizing social media.

This will only add to the tools I have to be successful, BP you guys rock!

What I do know is that in the end your success in real estate with your license has little to do with the company you hang your license with, but the efforts that you make serving others. 

Both of those businesses I am doing successfully as well now, but it mostly took saving on my part by doing even smaller things such as flipping iPhones to get them going.

And they get to pass along their success to their heirs.  

If you have a verifiable track record of successful deals, you've got a decent shot. 

It's not hard to see which successful companies move into multiple markets.

I used Bill Bartmann's 9-Step Goal Setting plan he wrote about in 'Secret's to Success.'