Real Estate License

[Norman Campbell]

Hi all, I'm relatively new to the site so please forgive me if I'm starting an old discussion.  I'm a newbie, just one rental property under my belt.  I had to relocate to a new city and decided to rent my house instead of selling.  Being a landlord hasn't been as bad as I was initially thinking so I want to start investing (buy and hold) more.  I have been doing some research on getting licensed in Virginia and it look to be pretty simple.  

My questions to the group...do you find value in having a real estate license?  I don't anticipate being a realtor but the knowledge and access to properties seem worth it.  It does require some time for classes and preparing for the exam in my already busy schedule (director in corporate America and father of 3 boys). 

 Thoughts???