Also, when I go online and look at the auditor's website, more often than not, I pull up the permitting records, and there are none, despite the fact that there are new windows, roofs, porches, and siding. 

According to a few calculators online, we would need to have more income besides our jobs to qualify for $900,000+, at least $220,000.

In CA once a licensee has taken their exam they're notified of their results immediately. 

Instead of asking if you should get it, you should research what being a real estate agent entails and if it will benefit you.if you have another job, you will likely be doing the real estate license part-time.There are two main reasons that people get the real estate license1) To make money via commissions2) to have access to the MLS and view properties(I don't think this is a good reason as you can view sites like zillow/trulia/redfin)Real Estate investing is hard in itself, no need to spend the many hours taking classes/exams to complicate the investing portion of real estate.

Are the courses online worth it ?

During further investigating I found online the homeowner matching the out of state plates to this person as well.

In NY you have to complete a 70 hour course ( so figure about 2 weeks ) then pass a proctored exam and register for the state test and pass that.

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

.#5 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalkthrough potential rehab properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.#6 Get Your First Rehab ProjectYou can practice all you want, but ultimately you will learn the most about estimating rehab costs by actually rehabbing a house.

I want to buy a four-plex within the next month before school starts full-time again for me online.