Good idea,
I did the same thing for the same reason but unlike Adam I remained a “dabbler”. I mostly work with people who come from friendships and my construction relationships and shy away from working with people I don’t know.
Getting the license is a pretty superficial process if you want it to be.On the other hand some people get a good education in the community colleges or go through in house training with bigger name brand offices. A part timer probably shouldn’t bother with either of those.
With the stated goal of wanting to be part time,to very part time. it can be challenging to keep up with the business. I think it would be be hard to go it part-time without a really good backup who is practicing full time. Doing multiple transactions you will come across some challenges that the superficial route to a license just isn’t going to support. My broker has more than 30 years in the business. He never bothers me to get more active with traditional sales methods or be more aggressive, which is important in our being a good match.
I give him 20% of any agreed upon compensation from my clients and 10% of the commission offered on my own transactions. I have been told I could do better but I think I get more than my money’s worth from him.
BTW, I recently took the courses required for brokers with an online school called Allied. The format was very good IMO. They offer the program you would need to get your license.