An early question many people have if they're getting serious about actively investing in real estate is whether to get a real estate license or not. After all, if you're out there buying and selling homes, it can be great to save the commissions and increase your income on every deal. Especially with fix and flip, there can be some decent savings if you can avoid using real estate agent commissions. Many Deals Avoid Agents Anyway If you're marketing to attract distressed sellers, or if you're using a lease-purchase strategy, you're usually dealing directly with the seller anyway, so there is no real estate agent involved. If you're flipping to another investor, the same thing applies. If you're buying and fixing to hold for rental property, you may end up with commissions if it's a listed foreclosure, but they're generally lower because the lender selling the home negotiated it that way. So, unless you're doing a lot of deals with real estate agents involved on one or both ends, you're...
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