Real Estate License: benefits vs. cost in real estate investing

[Christopher Montgomery]

Hello BP community

I live in west Michigan and am on the learning and research stage of my real estate investing. I'm wondering if the benefits outweigh the costs of getting my real estate agent licence. Will it save me a lot over time? will it make hunting for deals significantly easier? I have a full time job and provide 95% of our household income so the majority of the real estate work/classwork will have to be done outside of regular business hours (mon-fri 8-4 for me), at least for the time being. 

Thoughts?