Cash Flow Creation

I was laid off. And have not been getting anywhere with good paying jobs. Hey it’s not that I am being picky, but I want to be happy too. And I am tired of working for other people. So I think now is the only time, free time, to take a chance and see if I can do this on my own and get into the real estate business. I will be taking my real estate salesperson exam in 2 weeks. I am meeting with different agencies/brokerage to see what is the cost to get started..oh boy! I have enough money saved up for the next 3 months, plus unemployment, and I am little concerned that if I just focus on selling houses, with no experience, which isn’t doing so well in the market, that I will not be able to bring any money home in that time period. So should I start off in rentals first then work my way into selling homes? Also, I met with a franchise (Re/Max) brokerage and he kept suggesting that I do both (rentals, houses), but after I saw the fees just to join and start up ($1300 $283 monthly fee), I wouldn’t even last a month, especially with the monthly fee. So I was wondering should I keep interviewing with other firms that just focus on rentals and earn the cash flow. This is what I am thinking. Anybody can break it down for me please, give me some suggestions, so I won’t be burning my money. I knowi t’s an investment, but I want to know what I am getting my self into before I just invest more money. If I have to I will get a part-time job, just to keep some extra money coming in. Let me know what I should look for and what to expect. I have so many questions and I want to ask as much as I can before I decide to do this full-time and join an agency. Also, I live in boston, Mass –any suggestions or reccomendation for good brokerages/agencies? Thanks, more