Real Estate License???

[Jorge Ruiz]

Hello BP!

As I get ready to to start purchasing real estate in the next month or two I had a thought. Maybe some of you investors that are real estate agent and/or Realtors can help me here. I plan to invest out of state- would it be of benefit to get my real estate license in my home state or the state I plan to invest in say in order to have some sort of inside scoop on properties? Thanks BP!

[Gerald Harris]

Your home state. For an agent real estate is local. I was in agent for 9 years in Corona, CA/ Rancho Cucamonga area. You can also be the go-to agent for slot of people here on Bigger Pockets. Having a license and being a part if NAR ( National Association of Realtors) it opens you up to getting referral fees from other states. Deals that you refer to other agent. It also opens you up to other agents in other states. Most agents are not investors. When you let other agents in other areas know, they will refer you deals cause they want a commission