Do you need a real estate license to make investments?

[Joseph Fernandez]

Do you need a real estate license?

[Jay Leisten]

I got mine as a way to learn more and have access to the mls directly, but as I've gotten more into learning the process I have begun to make it a bigger part of the plan. My work as an agent is what will be directly funding my purchases. That will give me more motivation to continue learning and changing with the market. As investment deals become harder to find I will focus more on residential or study for CCIM. I spent years reading about how RE investing works with the Gary Keller books, Rich dad and many other books, as well as listening to the BP podcasts. It's certainly not necessary to get your license to be an investor but it is good to know an agent.
Jay