Excellent adviceI would strongly suggest you slow down a bit and pick just a few to get your feet good and wet. Too many guns in your arsenal and you end up with too many options and shoot yourself in the foot. That can drive an agent into early retirement far to quickly.
Moving toward FE... you aren't dealing with people that can buy homes on the economic score board for the most part. You are looking at an older crowed as well, so you need to whittle the decision making process down for them a bit... way down. A confused buyer says "no" or "I'll wait".
Have a GI, a price buster, and good "go to" to start and then add carriers as you go along and become more astute to your clients and their needs. I would also be careful with the "one offs" that cause too much work for the case. Volume... Volume... Volume..., Simple, Simple, Simple.