Job earning $25 per hour working 20 hours a week is 80 hours per month @ $2,000 gross income per month.
Sell one house at the medium price of a home in Rhode Island of $419,000 and a 6% commission equals $25,140.00 of which even if your portioned earned was just 25% it would equal $6,285 gross to you.
If you are going to invest the time why not do something that will provide a significant return on your time and effort. And one of the best parts of having a Rhode Island real estate license is you can work as much or as little as you want.
There are many licensed Rhode Island real estate agents who practice part time and are earning more in some cases than they make at their full time job, of course results vary. See where a Rhode Island real estate license can take you.