Wholesalers - Real Estate License or No?

[Joshua Hill]

I'm a newbie in the Phoenix area and have been loving BP. Thank you everyone who has been posting, I'm eating it up!

I will start wholesaling in the next month or so and have been debating starting off by getting my RE license to help with comps, but I'm having a hard time finding more reasons to have my license just for wholesaling. Additionally, I'm trying to set the business structure up now so that I can start hiring people for the parts of the job that don't require me. Will getting my license just cause me to be a bottle neck that much more if my business depends on me in that way?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[Jay Dewberry]

You know what @Joshua Hill, I myself have been contemplating the same thing. I've even gone as far as contacting a local university to get set up for their online program. I would like to hang my license with investor friendly brokerages such as Keller Williams, to work with investors mostly instead of retail. But you're right...outside of access to MLS, what else is there. It still would be great to run those comps for investors that know what they want, can close fast, and are willing to include you in great deals. Seems like a win-win for all.