how to be a part-time realtor with a regular day job? (Idaho)

[Adam L.]

So I'm an engineer and looking to get my license just to have for the few deals that come my way.

Curious, do agents need to be tied to a parent office? Can an agent just operate on their own? No minimum production or any of that full-time job BS? Can I broker my own deals without having to pay a fee to some other office? I would love to get some input on this as I start planning my training.

Maybe of note, I have connections to CA and TX too that may be a better route to get licensed instead...still at exploratory phase.