What should I do first?

[Nickolai Olchanski]

Hello Bigger Pockets Community, thank you for taking the time to read my post.

I am an aspiring real estate investor with a strong background in construction and facilities management. I have long been fixated on buying and selling or flipping homes in my city. Having watched the market over the years and doing my research, I am quite familiar with the areas and know that I am looking for single/multifamily residential opportunities. I've spent countless hours on Zillow looking for deals but I want to accelerate my property analysis procedures. I do not possess a real estate license and have lately been considering if I should even attempt it. I have been looking online for real estate agents that specialize in these kinds of properties, but I am coming up empty handed because it seems most are focused on buying/selling to families. 

Should I be looking for an agent to help and guide me

Should I just use Zillow to find and analyze properties myself? (in place of an agent with MLS access)