Real estate agent in California and a full time job

[Jessica Roman]

Hello everyone,

I discovered bigger pockets about 8 months ago and I really want to start taking action. So I chose to start working towards my California real estate license. The issue is that I have a full time job at a great place, and I was wondering if I would have to fully quit that job in order to start as an agent. Or how can I slowly transition to a full time agent. If there is anyone here with that sort of knowledge and experience, I would appreciate the help. I am interested in buy and hold, but I recently bought a brand new home ( this was prior to learning about bp, or else I would have made different decisions). 

[Jeff B.]

RE Agent is another career path, but that is NOT a requirement for REI. I bought my 6-plex back in '97 (two hours remote from me) while I held a W2 10hr/day job.

IMO, the RE license is not  a great asset in the first place.