Looking to get my real estate license in Maryland

[Richard Gove]

I want to get my real estate license but I do not want to practice full time. I want it so I can get access to more properties and so when I go to buy my second investment property, and so on, I can save some money by not needing to pay an outside agent. Is it possible to get a real estate sales person license without having to go full time with an agency? Or can I get it without having to practice right away? Like defer my license until I am ready to use it? I really do not know where to begin with this.