Real Estate license and how it relates to personal investments

[Josh Haney]

All,

I have recently considered getting my real estate license in NC..I dont necessarily want to be a broker/agent, but I have heard great things from investors I know that have it---from advanced knowledge/real estate network all the way to the ability to be your own agent on your deals (and deals on friends/family). If looking to acquire roughly 1-2 properties per year, it seems to make sense to me with the savings in commissions to other agents. I am also very interested in developing a syndication/fund in the future, and feel like this will only help any credibility to future LPs/GCs/etc.

Does anyone have advice/thoughts/opinions on best way to go about this and if getting licensed is worth it? Id love to connect and learn from someone that has experience in this area..thanks ahead of time.