Do you need a real estate license to buy an apartment building or to own a apartment building?

Buying an apartment complex is a long, sometimes complicated, process. It's important for you to gather as much information as you can before you make the decision to buy. Applying for a mortgage to finance an apartment complex is not at all similar to applying for a home mortgage. Apartment complexes with four or more units are commercial properties, and loans for them have different underwriting rules.

Rules are :

1. Decide if you want to purchase a residential apartment complex of a mixed-use building.

2.Gather information about the building you would like to buy.

3.Talk to other commercial real estate investors.

4.Talk to local real estate agents.

5. Consider your end goal-the reason you want to buy the property.

6.Have the building inspected by a professional who has experience inspecting commercial

buildings.

7. Assemble the documents you will need for the loan application.

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Its not mandatory to need a real estate license to buy or own an apartment building.