I'm from the UK (London)My question is just how does one get the license, how long will it take if you work on it like a full time job, do you need RE specific college degrees, do you need to work for a brokerage for a set amount of time etc..I want the license because I would like to get into RE investing full time, not so much on the sales or mediating side of it, but I want to be able to think like an agent and learn all the "tricks of the trade", and allow me access to the most up to date and accurate market data available.I'm sure there are many more benefits to getting a license, learning how to efficiently use the MLS, cutting on closing costs, local/industry knowledge, meeting contacts,wholesalers and so on.If getting a license is something I can achieve then great, if I need specific college degrees which will take me 4+ years then another 2+ years interning then maybe not, just trying to get as much info on this as possible to weight things up.

If you have the option to take this to mediation do that.

Here are the numbers:Purchase Price: $200K (VA loan) My 2nd, and I do still have the first as a rentalVA loan terms: $0 down with 25 yearSeller paid closing costs: $8K ($1K back at closing for earnest money and appraisal, plus $2K paid to a credit card)Commission:  $6K (went to my wife, sellers agent did not receive a commission)Extras:  $1K termite treatment, $1K radon mediation, $500 home warranty for 1 yearThe plan is to finish the basement, and pay down the mortgage so just in case something happens we can refinance and rent it out.  

Payment processing, guest vetting, some level of accountability in the sharing market, in the event something goes wrong on either end you will also have a mediator to resolve issues in he case of escalation.

I am a Mediator and clinical social worker... :)Funny!

I'll repurchase commercial space most likely for use in a mediation business (which I believe to be the future of law) and expand my real estate as I expand that.Dreams beyond that - One day I'm going to build a place for human trafficking victims to hide while their rights are restored. 

A lot of the negative changes came from the pandemic when they added an extra court case for mandatory mediation.