I think getting your license is a great step.I'm contemplating whether I'm going to get my agent's license or to renew my wife's license.  

I am a local investor and agent here in Philadelphia.

It's possible as long as you have a team, great brokers and agents, great contractors, amazing lawyer and great CPA to help you.

Do you have an agent that you'd recommend?

.#3 Hidden costs:   Even if you sell your property at a higher sale price than when you bought it, agent fees, repair fees, capex fees eat away at your profits.  

Can I get info from MLS if I'm not a broker or agent?  

I currently own a few rentals in different states, but since getting my real estate license i have started looking at family and friends for prospecting new deals as a new agent.I have a family member who has been renting houses for as long as i can remember between her and her boyfriend, but they both have some bad credit due to falling behind a few years back after both losing their jobs and juggling life for a while tell they found new jobs.I am a bit unsure about this idea still due to the fact that i have been running numbers on multi-family homes to purchase in the near future and turn into rentals, but i want to help them if it's a viable idea...I wanted to get your opinion on maybe purchasing a house based on their needs and running a lease option on the house for them to purchase down the road when they have the credit again....Right now they are renting a 3/1/1 for $1200/month and there is a lot of 3bed houses around them that are in the 100k and below that would meet the needs of them, im just worried about buying the house for them tieing up my own money and not have enough financing available to continue purchasing investment properties as my rental income from all my current rentals is my only income coming in right now as i start the career of an agent.

I called my agent and was told "oh that's a HUD house".

Ok here's my dilemma I'm looking for a good agent!

I have finished all of the courses and tests to become a licensed real estate agent but have not currently found a broker.The last thing I wanted to mention is that I hope to own 10-20 income producing properties in the next 10 years.