My pursuit of the license is to make an eventual career out of that, my interest in bundling it with an investment curriculum is simply to see if while I dedicate/carve out time for the licensing could I carve a bit more and also gather a investing education and if so is there some entity that offers this, thus might have an accompanying network or similar to take advantage of vs just choosing the license course and maybe independently finding some sort of investment course.

.; unless that's New Year's Day or Independence Day.

It was my dream home, but I believe in my heart that this correction will give me more opportunity to jump start my financial independence.

I'm very independent and I do not like to consume other people's time unless there is something in it for them. 

Anything else is dependent on how much you want to spend and what makes it easier to manage your endeavors (and maybe survive audits😜)Good luck.

If you want to be financial independent and not be controlled by an employer, you need to factor that cost in.  

If not check with other independent agents in the area.

Also I'm playing with the idea of moving to Europe, probably Portugal, once I'm financially independent.

I have heard stories that other counties did theirs properly, but could not independently confirm with county personnel.

. :) But owning a brokerage takes you from managing yourself and your clients and transactions in your own quite independent business (still operating under the guidelines of your brokerage, obviously) to managing and being responsible for a large number of PEOPLE - plus a lot more liability.So the main point I would make is that IMO it's not a natural progression, the huge shift in business model and activities and responsibilities means examining it as a new business and evaluating the trade-offs just as one would any other new venture.