Getting Licensed as a Broker?

[Jon Carcone]

Hey All,

Is this worth doing for a starting out investor? I recently bought an online realtor course and have been working on getting through it so i can get licensed.

My thought is that there are a lot of newbie investors out there and it's hard for the more seasoned people to tell who is really committed to it and who is not. Having a license should indicate a certain baseline level of competence and seriousness, so I am hoping it will help in a) getting access to the MRIS and b) getting someone who can help me out as a mentor.

Curious to get other thoughts though.

jon