Where Should You Place Your Real Estate License? I’ll Tell You!
22-Year Real Estate Veteran Explains How to Pick the Best Office for a Newbie Agent to Thrive.
If you’re reading this, chances are you are thinking of becoming a real estate agent or are new to the business and trying to select a brokerage that fits your needs. Welcome!
If you are like most of us when we first started out, you likely have many fears playing out in your mind right now. Will I go hungry? How soon will my family get to say, “I told you so.” Can I at least make enough to pay my rent? It takes courage to embrace an occupation with no salary, no safety net, and no sure paycheck being handed to you each Friday. Can you really make a nice living in this competitive and over saturated industry or are those six-figure income tales you hear about just one-off myths? Who can you trust to teach you the real estate ropes? And most importantly, where should you start your business? Does the brokerage firm you choose really matter all that much or is all about the commission split?
I started my real estate career twenty-two years ago with just $55 in my checking account, abandoning my college degree and the safety of my employer’s regular salary, guaranteed two-week vacation plan, and health insurance. Why did I do it…
