All Forum Posts by: William Ashley

Alright @Jorge De Jesus, I'll do some additional research and see what I come up with.  Appreciate the help.

@Jim Cummings,

I see thanks for the info.  I appreciate it.  What kind of duties would I be assigned working in a non-licensed role?

@Jorge De Jesus,

Thanks for the comment, yeah I am currently looking into some local classes now trying to see what they offer and comparing those to online prices.  This is most certainly a dumb question but what do you mean by "hang your license?"  Haha I am quite the newbie as you can see.  

Yeah since I plan on saving money for about a year before making my first investment one of the things I wanted to do was to for a local real estate agent or investor part-time in addition to my current position.  I assumed working for either an agency and/or a broker required a license, is this correct?

Hello,

So I have always been interested in acquiring rental properties and when I recently discovered Bigger Pockets I really got motivated to start putting things in motion. From what I have gathered it would behoove me to obtain real estate agent's license to gain access to the MLS and to just get a better understanding of real estate in general. I am currently in Texas which requires 180 classroom hours before I can take my exam for the Real Estate Salesperson license. My questions is:

Can I take these classes online?  If so, any recommendations on credible sources would be greatly appreciated.  Also, I have a pretty extensive academic background and have found that I enjoy in-person classes much more.  I am willing to sacrifice this enjoyment if it saves a little money AND if the quality of the education is more or less equivalent.  So if online classes are an option are they worth the potential savings or should I focus solely on in-person classes?

Thanks for the help and I appreciate any and all feedback.