I think you will find a wealth of information available to you here  at BP - and you can certainly use it attain success - but Bigger Pockets , in and of itself - is not going to take you where you need to be anymore than a drivers licence can get you across town.

I am currently in college and am looking to complete my real estate licence through OREA (I live in Ontario) as I have some spare time at the moment.  

., foundation, electrical, plumbing etc was done by regular licenced crews, so, imo, you should not be concerned, beyond normal.

If I wanted to know about how the investment work, should I get the licence and get the job first in order to familiarize with the field. 

I got my real estate licence a couple weeks ago, and I was thinking about starting as a real estate agent.The only problem I have is that I have to pay a lot up front, I may not see a commission for a while, and I want to start saving up money for my investments!

I have taken the necessary courses to attain my real estate licence, and I plan to start investing in Multi-Family homes within the next 1.5 years. 

I'm also licenced with Keller Williams.

Given these disclosures directly in the ICX listing, I would guess a) the property has been on the market for some time {and will continue to be on the market for more time} and b) someone else has looked at the property and, based on their findings, the Vendor had to disclose the non-permitted renovations.In analysing this property, I would do the following:1) until there is a written assurance from the City that the current operating licence can be amended to reflect the actual use of the property, I would evaluate the property with the revenue from only the 8 licensed units.2) get in writing from the City inspectors what work-orders are outstanding on the property and/or what work they will require to be completed when the property changes hands;3) find out how many days the property has been on the market and how much interest there has been  to-date.  

Best of luck in getting your licence.

I live in Rockland County NY I’m a Licence real estate agent I’m with Keller-Williams in Woodcliff lake .