Looking to become an Agent!

[Sam Khamvongsa]

Hi BiggerPockets community!

I've been lurking on the site for a while now and have now decided to fully immerse myself into the biggerpockets community by becoming an active member. I just recently finished my education at a four year university and have always had the desire to pursue real estate both professionally and personally. My next goal is to become a licensed real estate agent in order to set myself up for my own investment properties later on. I reside in Kansas City, Missouri which is also on the border of Kansas. I've looked into online courses to help me prepare for the tests and "theceshop" has some positive reviews, I was wondering if anyone has ever taken their course and could provide some feedback. I'm also not sure whether I should pursue my license in Missouri or Kansas? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! I'm looking forwards to connecting with you all! 

[Stephen Roesler]

Hey Sam - Your enthusiasm and goals sounds similar to me. Finished my undergrad in 2017 in finance and knew I wanted to work in and invest real estate. I decided I wanted to start in real estate finance and after doing a professional certification course in commercial RE (not a license), was able to transition into a CRE credit analyst role at my current company.

I also just got my salesperson license in Massachusetts - I did this course online for flexibility but did the hours daily so it only took a few weeks and another month or so from there studying for the exam. Everyone learns different but I felt comfortable with online studying and learning from youtube videos without paying for additional courses. I highly recommend checking out PrepAgent on youtube. Really great info and tips on taking the exam.

Hope I might have helped you in some way. Feel free to reach of if I can help.