Property managers usually hold a RE license too and can help facilitate a purchase.

To build your networks, and facilitate choices for your first job (see below) Local industry networks, including local builders exchange, local and regional homebuilders association.

I believe serivcer will facilitate the terms for you.

Having said that, I am wanting to be deliberate about acquiring properties and helping facilitate deals and network more which having my license would be a great help to me.

I don't take investor capital to mitigate risk, I take it to facilitate growth.

Realtors that engage in assigning contracts claiming to be the "principal" are basically using a contract and wholesaling strategy that facilitates a sale that cuts out a broker's commission if you aren't paying them.

Further, all the loans we facilitate have title insurance, casualty insurance, professional third party servicing, loan docs drawn by an attorney representing the lender/investors, etc.  

I am currently using a friend of mine as my agent but will be networking with as many people as possible, including other agents.Since I'm new to the investing market, he gave me his login credentials for narrpr.com so I can quickly see ARV for any property which should facilitate a quicker decision on my part.

From the investor's standpoint, what can agents do to facilitate deals?

The best way to facilitate this purchase is usually a private money or hard money loan (depending on your qualifications as a borrower).