Adcive needed for interviewing with brokerage

[Mike P.]

I'm scheduled to start my RE license classes on July 8th, they end on August 28th. I would like it for a broker to cover the costs, the classes, books and test are $450. I have no idea what other costs are involved with this deal. I think that it might costs anywhere from $1,000 - 3,000 per year to maintain the license, fees and MLS access, I'm only speculating though.

I'm interviewing with a Re/Max Brokerage owner on Monday. I'm also going to set up meeting with a bunch of other brokerages around town too, just to ensure I get a fair deal. I don't even know what a fair deal would look like though. This is my situation:

I've been recruiting for the National Guard for 7 years, I don't plan on leaving that position unless I can replace it's income (80K Gross). I can get away with working 20 hours a week and I basically set my own schedule with total anonymity. I want even more flexibility in Real Estate. I'm not trying to be the salesman of the quarter, year or anything like that. I just want to have fun with it while I gain access to the MLS and fast investment property deals to wholesale and buy for myself as rentals. Maybe one day I will transfer completely to RE but I feel I need to start here to even find out, I can't recruit for the military forever. I need to learn more about RE to grow an investment portfolio of rentals.

Any advise? I really have no idea how RE Agents operate and what's acceptable.