This is proper planning and so smart to get educated way in advance of the first guy so you are totally on the right track.

I just consider it my expensive education. 

Direct access to MLS data, multiple solutions for sellers (off market cash deal or listing), ability to rep. yourself on your own deals (saving on commission), and of course, education & networking.Having a license costs $$$ though.

Hey @Karl Kauper, lots of property owners here (including myself) but maybe not a lot who are active in the forums and own properties in the specific location you mentioned.Also, something to keep in mind, BP is an education company.

You are going to have to do a LOT of educating before you open the doors.

Even though I don't have long hour blocks in my day where I can dedicate to REI education or execution, these little efforts each day have taken me further than I was just a few months ago and will continue to take me much farther in my REI journey.

It’s more helpful to offer information rather than discourage someone from exploring their own path.FIFTH: I appreciate that you want to look out for others, but encouraging education rather than discouragement is more constructive.

This is merely education.

I think my concern is more for the long term (5-10 years) and how this will disrupt the education system rather than the short term. 

While I am not educated on Cleveland or Columbus, I am in the southwest Ohio, aka Cincinnati.