Hi Shawn-Congratulations on starting out on your real estate investing career.You have a question about whether it is good to have your real estate license or not as an investor and you are leaning toward multifamily investing.I personally think having your real estate license is helpful as an investor.Having your real estate license allows you to work with other investors to help them build their portfolios which helps expand your network while being productive, you can research market value more effectively, find out about deals before they are listed, and of course it allows you to collect the commission on purchasing any listed property.To Your Success!

I am looking forward to connecting with the Bigger Pockets network. 

Try to reach out to your network and go to a local REI where you could get some referrals. 

I'm eager to understand the ins and outs of finding deals, negotiating with sellers, and building a network of cash buyers.I’m here to learn, ask questions, and share my journey as I work toward my first successful wholesale deal.

Drew,It sounds like you need to make it out to some of our investor networking events here in Wichita. 

Sam,Thats some good news send me an email or reach out let's connect and Network. 

That strength i carry that lets me stand alone is beneficial but also as I left that crowd i was never able for unknown reasons to reconnect to a better class of people or even network.

Finally able to actually start executing on some thoughts — and figured I need a network of folks that love real estate investing as much as I do.

Start small, network with other investors, and use tools like BiggerPockets calculators to analyze deals effectively.

@Spencer DixonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.