If you go down that path, spend some money to have an agent or lawyer review the paperwork to make sure everything is in line.Another option to consider is to drive through the neighborhoods you want to live in and scout out properties you would be interested in.

How to find your FI number: Determine your annual spending in retirement, yes, you need to have a budget!

How to find your FI number: Determine your annual spending in retirement, yes, you need to have a budget!

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.

Her intent is to spend roughly 30k in renovations then sell the property for a surplus.

If it were me I would get another job and my wife get another job   As well as cut out all nonessential spending   In 2 years We would have the down payment VS 2 years from now saying I WISH I had that 20% down 

I get 12+ months of interest free spend all the time. 

After spending a couple hours to get 2-3 quotes I felt as though I was wasting time cause they were all over the place.

I think we have a solid plan to spend the proceeds I think I just want validation.

Spend some time carving out a niche - a particular market, a particular client base - and cater just to it.