Should I consider becoming a real estate agent again?

[Dorian Redden]

I passed my PA licensing exam a year and a half ago, but I got discouraged because the costs to start working for a brokerage were a bit much for me at the time, and a lot of the brokerages that I talked to said that I wouldn't succeed if I only wanted to do real estate part time (which is what I wanted to do at the time). However, now I am at the point where I know that real estate is what I want to do and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get started in this industry, but I'm not sure if it's worth it to go the route of trying to become an agent, or if I should just go the route of investing and not worrying about becoming an agent. I would really appreciate any helpful advice.