Getting NC Real estate licence

[Ben Kirchner]

I'm looking to get my real estate license in North Carolina, in interests as an investor. I wouldn't foresee myself marketing to get new clients and such. More just being able to represent myself as the buyer of properties, and maybe help out out a friend buying or selling, with the latter being a big maybe.

I wanted to reach out to this community as far as my best route for this. I imagine there are different avenues for learning the material - classroom, online, independent study type. What are recommendations? How involved is the process, what is the cost, and what is the typical time frame to get licensed?

I live in Durham, work full time, and would be unavailable for classes during the day. I would be able to devote 5-10 hours a week to studying the material.

Thank you

Ben