@Michael Swan Thank you for the tips and knowledge.

Meeting a real person and evaluating your knowledge and expertise face to face goes a lot further than a black and white loan application.I also have a national broker that I work with that has several products that work well with my clients.

I believe that knowledge is power. :-)Thanks again

I am currently in the knowledge acquisition phase of this hopefully long and fruitful journey and will be looking to move on our first deal sometime in the next few months (assuming we find the right deal!). 

The speaker was very knowledge and was a valuable workshop.

I have a good working knowledge of the area so if you ever want to chat I’d be happy to help anyway that I can.

My goal for my experience on BP is to of course become more knowledgeable about the RE market in general, but more specifically learn how to be a successful out of state rental property investor.

License application fee $120/fingerprints vary from agency/testing fees about $120 and classes about $600.

As I will continue to utilize BP to gain knowledge and make solid connections, I'm optimistic with finding and completing my first deal. 

Sure, it can help if you're talking to people to mention that you are a broker, but outside of that, you don't get any special privileges or knowledge just from earning your RE license.