Becoming a Real Estate Agent

[Jaime Aguilar]

Hello BP! I live in the Central Texas area. I am gaining knowledge (reading BP books, podcasts, videos) and I am beginning to feel more comfortable with terms and strategies. I already have a goal to start my investing portfolio with a house hack, by the end of this year and beginning of next. I have begun analyzing my local market and some deals. 

My question is, would becoming a Real estate agent be beneficial in the long run to gain knowledge, build relationships and be very aware of the market? 

What are the cons of being a real estate agent/investor? 

Thanks!

[Kenneth McKeown]

@Jaime Aguilar I would get your RE license if you intend on making it a career. It's very difficult to do what we do and be busy 80% of your day with a full time job. I balanced the two for a year before I left corporate and pursued RE full time.