I personally took the classes to get a license and was planning on actually completing my license, (though never did because I moved to CA), in MA for a few reasons. 1) The cost was low, I think I only paid about $400 for the course.2) The time commitment was low, you only need to complete 40 hours of instruction.3) If I wanted to get a license, I could do so and hang it with a broker simply to help myself with my own process of accessing the MLS and being more self sufficient.Having completed the course I can tell you that you will learn nuances to real estate that you didn't already know. 

Full disclosure I just passed my Real Estate sales license and am looking at hanging my license with them.

Gotta find that 1 in 100 loan originators that'll actually review your paperwork and do the math to confirm; most will laugh at you right before hanging up.

Hang out by them and try to talk to folks interested in SDIRA. 

The only hang up is when it goes to underwriting they will most likely have you do a letter of explanation (LOX) to explain why you are wanting to purchase another property.

@Pennie HeathIf you're looking into hanging your license just to do personal deals, you should interview local companies about being an investor and minimizing your fees or commission splits with the office.On a related note, you'll have to pay dues to the local board of realtors to gain access to the MLS.

@Derek A. the whole market is fairly competitive right now, so you won't find lots of "deals" hanging around anywhere on the MLS.

Hang out at Quest IRA's offices as they have a lot of note investors that show up there. 

If the tenant you apparently "acquired" with the property purchase is a great tenant, we typically want to hang onto a great tenant! 

They do not want to hang around and milk you for hourly work, most actually hate that.