What are the benefits of being a CCIM member as an Investor?

[Jove K.]

I have been investing in commercial real estate since 2016 and have built a decent portfolio today. I don't have a realtor license and work a W2. I am considering to focus on commercial real estate full time but I haven't decided if I will focus on syndications or being a commercial broker yet. 

I am considering going through the CCIM courses and getting the designation (I can submit a sufficiently qualified portfolio base on recent deals I did) for the following reasons:

1. I could learn how they teach people to analyze deals and compared to how I've been doing in the past.

2. Get access to the CCIM member network to hopefully get access to some off market deals and a community to market my own listings when I need to sell. 

3. Earn some additional credibility may it be me doing syndication or being a RE agent/broker later.

That said, for the foreseeable future, I will still be an investor for now so really the benefits I can see were the first 2. 

Did I miss any other benefits of earning the CCIM designation and being a member in the network? 

Thanks in advance.

[Ronald Rohde]

I dont see any benefit to an investor.

Why not just focus on buying more, let the brokers get their commissions. You can't be great at everything especially true in CRE.

You dont need credibility if you have a "decent portfolio."