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Updated over 2 years ago on . Most recent reply

You Should Get Your Real Estate License
Hello All!
I am making this post as an encouragement to all investors out there. If you are interested in real estate investing I highly recommend that you should get your license. I have been seeing several posts both on this website and throughout my Facebook feed of people asking this question. In my honest opinion, it was one of the best decisions I have made. About 3 years ago I made my deep dive into real estate investing and it's something I fell in love with. I was debating at the time whether or not it would be worth it for me to get my license and would constantly make up excuses as to why I shouldn't. Finally, 6 months ago I decided to pull the trigger and become a licensed agent myself.
This is a truly eye-opening experience as it showed me how much I was missing out on. Prior to getting my license, I scoured Zillow trying to find deals, looked through way too many public record websites to track down homeowners, and wasted a lot of time trying to find an agent that was available to show me homes when it was most convenient for me. It became so frustrating that I decided it was time I got my license.
Since getting my license, I have found it way easier to search for deals, access public records, find old listing data on homes, ETC. It has saved me a ton of time and provided me with a much more detailed overview of homes that I am thinking about purchasing. It also gives some leverage when bargaining deals as I am much more knowledgeable about market trends, home values, to make money off the sale (the commission).
Overall, it has been a blessing since I have gotten my license and I highly recommend to any investor, especially young investors just starting out, to get their license too!
Most Popular Reply

Agreed William Patsalis,
Usually it's more beneficial for an investor to get their license. Especially since the process isn't too time consuming or expensive.