Full Time Job/Part Time Real Estate Agent

[Victor Adewunmi]

Hello BiggerPockets Community,

I am gearing up to take my Real Estate exam and looking for advice. Currently, I work weekdays 10:30a to 7p  with the immediate goal of starting out first as a part time Real Estate Agent. I cannot start investing as soon as I would like and I think it's too risky for me to quit my job to be a full time agent. There are many things I can learn by being an agent before zeroing in on my first rental. 

Getting to the point, I am looking for advice on a brokerage that would be able to complement my schedule with available trainings, and has an org structure that I can be successful with. I understand there is work that I have to put in but the work environment and culture is also important to me. 

At the Real Estate school, where I am currently taking courses, they bring in different brokers to present. I admit that Keller Williams and Century 21 seem to be a fit but I would like to hear from others who could shed light on their experience going from a Full Time cubicle to Part Time agent before eventually becoming an investor. 

What steps, or missteps, along the way made the biggest difference and why?

Thank you in advance!