Trying to become an "Unliscenced Assistant" for MLS access?

[Jeffrey Lester]

Hey, everyone!

As I have stated in almost all my other forum posts, I am heading into college in the fall. Right now, I'm taking time to educate myself about REI, and I'm planning on trying out wholesaling, and possibly even a property purchase, while I am in school.

After researching, it is clear that the best and most effective way to find properties and have reliable information is to utilize the MLS. However, only Realtors and Unliscenced Assistants to Realtors have access to this extremely powerful tool.

Does anyone have any tips as to how I can become a register UA? My brother has a good friend that is a Realtor, and I was going to chat with him about the possibility of this position. Obviously, any deals that I wholesale through the MLS would be done through my partner, and that would be his/her benefit of having me listed as his/her UA.

As always, thank you. BiggerPockets has been a tremendous tool for me, and I hope to one day be a successful investor so that I, too, can give back to the community just as you have all done for me!