Should I have a Real Estate license to be an investor?

[Melineh Mirzaian]

Hi everyone,

I’m new to the real estate investment world and even though I have completed my first flip successfully I’m trying to find a way to make things easier for me to find properties.

I'm not really interested in becoming a real estate agent, but I do want to have access to the MLS to check the comps and be able to go see the properties anytime I want. I do have a great real estate agent that I work with, but she does get busy and by the time I get the comps back on a property the deal is gone.

I was thinking of getting my real estate license just to have the ability to look up comps and see the properties. I know there are fees associated with this, but any recommendation on if this is a good idea or not?!