Colorado Real Estate License Worth It for Investors?

[Jenn N.]

I'm considering getting my Colorado real estate license so I can buy and sell my own properties and have access to the MLS. I saw that the first 2 years need to be under a managing broker. Right now, I have zero interest in representing buyers or sellers, i.e. being a real estate agent. (Perhaps in the future but right now I'm focused on raising my kids and investing so I don't have time to work as an agent.) I want to be able to see properties quickly and write my own offers as well as sell my own properties. Will I be able to do this with a new license? What other sort of fees should I take into account for keeping an active license? Someone posted on another thread that it costs 7-10K yearly to keep a license active? That seems excessive to me? I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks! :-)