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Some say you should wait to get your realtor's license and others say it's a required. I want to do both buy and hold as well as flipping. What are some suggestions or experiences?
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My name is Alex, and I am a Finance Manager by trade in a very large hospital here in Miami FL. 9 years ago I tried to get in to real estate by getting my license, however, it didn't work out the wa...
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Should I become an agent before buying my first home or use another agent until I start building my portfolio and acquiring properties more frequently ? Is it worth paying the fees if I'm only buying 1 home a year fo...
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Hey everybody. So I'm just starting out in real estate and getting a lot of great information off of BP. I've been hearing many different ideas and thoughts about getting my real estate license. I'm currently on the f...
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When I first started investing (8 years), everyone said it wasn't worth the time nor effort to get your RE License. Too many drawbacks they said.
NOW...I'm seeing a lot of posts and many investors are getting their RE...
I know this HAS to have come up a number of times, so I'm sorry in advance. Im a pilot living in FL and am new to all things real estate. In an effort to educate myself i started an online real estate licensing cour...
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I'm starting to take courses for the real estate license examination, for knowledge, but I am not entirely interested in exactly being an agent. Do you think I need to take the exam/obtain the credential to start inve...
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Hey guys, I am getting ready to start my first flip here in a few months. I've been seeing a lot of stuff about people saying you should get your real estate license, and some say it's not required. Correct me if i'm ...
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Hello all, my husband and I are looking to purchase investment properties in the not too distant future as well as buying a new home. Since I currently have a great deal of time on my hands, I am willing to take the ...
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Hi,I was planning to get my real estate agent license before getting into investing in real estate. I spoke to an investor who advised me against it saying that it will open me up to more legal liabilities if I have a...