You have to be good at:Marketing to find deals, which usually takes money.Knowing how to run comps accurately, which requires MLS access, skill and experience.Knowing how to estimate construction costs accurately - which is a skill that takes a lot of learning.Knowing how to negotiate with sellers.

I also have access to leads such as expired listing, probate, tax default, NOD, Absentee owners, and etc.

Although I have no plans to take down the fence, I want this part of the property to be freely accessible by myself and the other tenants.  

Where would be the best place to get access to this type of information?

I know being licensed and having access to the MLS is quite valuable.But is it worth the time and money to get it?

I was able to access one big developers plans and budgets on line.

If you are trying to reach cash buyers nationwide, you could mail to a ton of cash buyers using something like Findcashbuyersnow, but it costs about $2,500 for access.

I think the only way you can tell is if you have access to the MLS!

It also allow you to access webinar archieves. 

We can maybe work together on future deals as well, whereas you can access costs of rehabs on site from deals I want to make offers on.