For as long as I’ve been in Real Estate, I've resisted becoming a Real Estate Agent.
My reasoning was:
I bought out of state (well... except 2014, 2019, 2020 -- this year I could have gotten a 13K reimbursement if I had been licensed.)
I didn't like the hours (oh, but Airbnb property management is just as on call, possibly worse)
So many people do Real Estate in a cheesy way and I didn't want to feel like one of the herd (ok that one is valid).