Should I get a real estate license before I start flipping properties?

Should I get a real estate license before I start flipping properties?

Michael Corbett (Real Estate Expert) gives expert video advice on: What is real estate development, or 'flipping'?; What is 'real estate speculating'?; Who can engage in real estate flipping? and more...

A lot of people ask me "Hey, why don't I become a real estate agent, and get my license because then, I'll save so much more money when I go to buy a house"? That's ridiculous! That's like saying I'm going to go to medical school, so that I can perform my own brain surgery. I am a big believer in working with the experts. You have real estate agents, and they are the experts. Let them do their job. You handle looking for the house and working with them to find the right one, and then going to work once you buy it.