Transitioning to Commercial in a year, two big questions.
   I am a residential broker currently in NC looking to transition to commercial in roughly a year.  I currently work as an onsite broker exclusively representing a very high end gated community which is primarily land and new construction sales.  This has been a great experience being that I got this gig after only having a license for about 6 months, essentially went from pedaling homes in the 200-300's to my average lot home package being in the millions.  I am on track to close out this first year with the development with roughly $10m in sales.  I am grateful of the opportunity and proud of myself for how well I have done in the position, as good as it has been though it has reinforced that residential is not what I want long term.  Commercial was always my long term interest and goal.  My position will disappear in roughly 1-2 years as we sell out this community.  My questions are this:

1.  I am based in a smaller city currently of roughly 80k people.  Its got a great economy and is growing quickly but I am semi worried my room for growth may be limited here due to the size of the city.  I have toyed around with the idea of moving to a city such as Charlotte when I am done simply for the growth potential.  Do you think this is worth the move?  Does the added competition cancel out a lot of the benefit?  This is obviously a loaded question as in the end only I can answer if such a move is worthwhile but I would love to hear thoughts and if anyone has worked in two different city size markets and what the differences you experienced were.

2.  What can I be doing over this next year to help prep for that transition?  Any help I would greatly appreciate!  Thank you.
[{"id": "dqe70vo", "text": "1. I'm in Texas and don't NC but it's likely worth the move. The competition is unlikely to offset the larger market. The main reason is that if you're in a tiny town you'll likely need to be a general broker to make any money handling all property types both sales and leasing. That's tough to do because you'll never get good at any of them. Jack of all trades, master on none.\n\n2. Save your money. You'll have to start okay building a book of business and learning what to do. Combine that with s long sales cycle and it will be 12-18 months before you close your first deal. I've seen several new brokers who had potential have to leave for a W-2 because they misjudged how long it would be before they started making money. I'd also decide what you're going to do (location, property type, sales or leasing, large or small firm, etc.) and start researching and meeting with brokers so that you know exactly where you're going and what you'll do there. That'll make the transition smoother. Make no mistake: residential and commercial are not the same thing. You'll be starting over completely. Do make the jump, it's 1,000,000 times better, just prepare. ", "replies": [{"id": "dqfr345", "text": "I appreciate the insight, truly.  Good things to think about. The first big one obviously is whether to stay in my current market or move.  The company I am with now has a commercial division as well and they are the market leader in both.   My \"Boss\" in my current position just happens to be the BIC of the commercial office and has been a great mentor to me since I got into real estate.  He recently had a talk with me that I had without a doubt proven myself and I would have a desk waiting in commercial if I ever made the leap.  I am confident commercial is the way to go I just need to find answers and direction over this next year on how I want to plan this new direction out.   Thank you again. ", "replies": [{"id": "dqfsfma", "text": "Message me if you have any other questions. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]