Real estate agent license

[Prasanna K.]

I am looking for my second investment property with my realtor. I am happy with her services and will use her service for this property. Going forward I would like to have the flexibility to go look for properties myself. The main value the realtor is bringing is opening the lockbox for the properties. I would love to have access to properties without working out the schedule with another person. Is getting a real estate agent license myself, the only way to achieve this? How involved and expensive is getting a real estate agent license in Texas