Mortgage advisor - commission for selling mortgages and insurance??

ACG

The problem with that though is the network would not be happy with that. 

You have to be up to speed with lenders and criteria/credit scoring changes periodically - not all of these changes are picked up, you just pick up on slight tweaks here and there over time. You cant really be up to speed with everything if you are doing 1 a month, 2 at most. Im not trying to talk you out of it. I think you could do well as you say you have customers there waiting. But within 6 months if your not doing maybe 30 a year (possibly more), networks wont want you. They wont be earning enough from you but you also pose a greater risk due to potential lack of up to date knowledge.

My personal view is that if you are doing it, you probably need to be aiming for maybe 5-10 cases in the first 6 months, but then you probably need to start upping your game, with a view to getting to maybe 30-40 plus within 12-18 months. Otherwise you will start to feel the network breathing down your neck. 

JMA74

Double CPD hours would be enough to make me forget the idea. 

Most mortgage brokers i know have been pulling ridiculous hours to secure rates and waiting hours on the phone to get updates or deal with issues.  

There is a great proportion of people who can barely do this in full time hours. Not sure how part time would work.  Maybe just before covid when everything was easier, but not now.