Should I find an agent or be my own?

[Moriah Giles]

As of yesterday I am officially a licensed Realtor! Very excited about this new journey, however I am a newbie to real estate investing. When I began learning about real estate last year, I know I wanted to become an investor. A couple months went by when I learned about different investing strategies like wholesaling and fix & flip. Then I started to question if I should just obtain a license so I could have access to MLS, networking events, meet people, contractors, roofers, etc..

Now I am licensed. I want to see where this takes me. I am learning how to actually be a "realtor" and not just investor. However, investing was my ultimate goal. Im hoping to use what I make selling homes towards my first investment property. But since I am still very new, do yall think it would still be a smart idea to find an Investor Friendly Agent? One who already has been in the business and has investment properties themselves. Should I do this sooner or later if I want to accomplish this goal a year from now? 

Thanks everyone