All Forum Posts by: Adam Bordes

I'm thinking about getting my real estate license in FL (we live in St. Augustine). What is the typical "path" I would need to take (Online course? Live class?)

I've searched on Google and I have no idea where to start.

We're new investors, and I've been hearing about all of the benefits of getting my real estate license (mainly MLS access and the ability to make "investor-friendly" offers without annoying agents too much).

Here's my question:

If I do get my license, would I "need" to start working with a broker or company in order to gain access to the MLS?

Geeeez, tough crowd!  =)

Seriously though, thank all of you so much for the input and feedback! To be honest, I never asked my wife to do any of it. I actually pushed (hard) to have a GC come in and handle every part of the renovation. This was something she felt would be the best financial decision for us instead of us working with a contractor. Also, after 12-13 hour days at the office, I would get to the rental and work for several hours. We also worked on it together on weekends. 

@Jason Allen - I love the idea of taking some time away from the first house to let the dust settle. She is definitely my #1 priority and there's nothing in the world that's worth risking my marriage or her sanity!  =)

@Account Closed

Hey guys! Here's the situation...

We just bought our first rental property and in an effort to save some money on the renovation, my wife took the last few months off work and, along with some help from our "flipper friends," she has handled pretty much all of the repairs at the house. Needless to say, my amazing wife is EXHAUSTED!!

Being the guy with HUGE financial goals for us, I want to be buying 1 property/year for the next few years. My wife, on the other hand, is so wiped out with this recent renovation, the thought of getting into another fixer-upper just ain't happening anytime soon.

I'm reading Brandon's book now where he talks about how to get your spouse on board, and I also wanted to see if any of you have gone through anything like this. If so, how did you handle?

Thanks so much!!