to become or not become licensed

[Evan Westerman]

I'm currently thinking of biting the bullet and obtaining a license through AZ. I want to be able to have access to certain parts of the MLS and not wait around for my realtor whenever I want to see a house is my main motivation, but I was in sales before my transition to IT and also had the idea of becoming a showing agent or something of that nature to get me more natural exposure to the market and for a way of networking.

I love IT, but recently I've been a lot more interested in the real estate aspects of what I'm learning compared to cisco routing and switching books. If I can make similar to what I'm making now about (50k) through the ole W-2 in real estate I might switch my profession full time. 

I also like hearing real world peoples thoughts. Am I naïve to think that is possible to gain traction and exposure part time while having the full confidence of the broker behind me or should I consider a different avenue? Thank You