The area you enter right after the vault, I think it was Springfield. So there's a house where a crazy woman lives, her name had a Silver in it I think. I would kill her by surprise, slit her throat, obviously steal her stuff. My first order of bisiness would be to go to the school and carefully observe the daily activity of the raiders. After a few days I'll raid the school and take my time to steal every valuable thing. Then I go to Megaton and sell most of the junk to Moira (Thank God for stupid people buying all kinds of junk). I would buy supplies there, hire Jericho and construct a route and strategy for getting to Rivet City. Some trade there, selling stolen crap for caps untill I have good relations with Rivet City. Setting up my shop would be the next step. Selling premium quality weapons only, Jericho would be the lead looter for my shop. I'll send him to the Super Duper Mart, little cities and such, against simple raiders it would be an easy job for an organized team lead and trained by a hardened military person. Then I'll pull some strings in Rivet City so more people are able to come and live to the city. Maybe even an advetising campaign for my weapons. The other weapon shop will be out of business very soon. After I earn a truckload of caps, Tenpenny Tower is my target, if old man Tenpenny doesn't sell me the place, a nice execution will take place, like in the Youtube videos. My image will suffer greatly if I don't allow ghouls, business would drop and I might even get a hitman on my tail (or ass). With everyone happy I will probably develop my business and buy other vital Wasteland areas. Virtually I could be the Mayor of Washington. The Brotherhood of Steel will recieve massive funding and eventually capture the Enclave. From there I'll order the global liberation of The US and A. So it's a big story. But eventually Tenpenny Tower.