Its a painfull process, however, if, and I say If! you can get any hours on type do it. In Feb you will have to pay 1600 or so to keep your rating current, if you are flying, albeit paying to do it, that renewal is usually thrown in, and you get the benefit of doing an OCC with a OPC before you start.. it's not free sim because you have bought in in the package. Instructor rating in today's climate.. No.. lots of guys sitting at airfields waiting for students and with no experience.. not a chance. The other issue is while you are flying the type you are networking, you can't do this from home or outside of the actual working environment. Best of luck