Did any of you start your careers in residential brokerage then transition into CRE brokerage? How was it?
So I’m a recently licensed FL RE Sales Associate. I’ve started working in residential, but I would like to transition to CRE and then eventually into development/ CRE entrepreneuring. 

Curious how that career might evolve and whether any of you have taken similar routes.
[{"id": "fqtyjxj", "text": "We've worked with 100s of agents or brokers whom have made the transition from residential to commercial:\n\nhttps://massimo-group.com/n2b/", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fqu6tfl", "text": "I got my license in undergrad and technically worked as a res agent for a year or two before transitioning to commercial brokerage, where I started as an analyst. Since I was the same age as other recent grads but already had my license it helped me stick out compared to other candidates. \n\nIf you're not too far along in your career I would suggest taking a similar approach as starting as an analyst helps build a strong knowledge base before progressing into brokerage/development.", "replies": [{"id": "fqui0nn", "text": "What was your major in undergrad if you don't mind me asking?\n\nI want to become an analyst or associate broker at a CRE firm, but my major is in Professional Writing/Communications. Do you think getting a license for real estate would help me bridge that gap and get my foot in the door? Is undergrad major a big deal like it is trying to break into finance/accounting?", "replies": [{"id": "fqx5tya", "text": "I was in a bachelor of commerce program, law and business major. Depending on the shop you're applying to they may prefer a business/econ/finance background for analyst roles, but if you're looking to get into brokerage the smaller shops may place less emphasis on your undergrad. \n\nKeep in mind that the brokerage business model thrives when the team grows and new members are added who can contribute. So if that's the route you're looking to go the most important characteristic is being able to sell, including selling yourself to your interviewers. If you're already licensed to trade in real estate they may see that as being one less barrier to you being able to produce.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fqunsxl", "text": "I'm in a small market and do both. I like commercial better. One reason is in my community there are more than 1500 licensed Realtors, of these less than 200 are mainly commercial. You'll do well in commercial if you have an eye for value, are willing to understand the complexities of commercial leasing and realize that the covid pandemic is going to wreak havoc on the commercial side. It helps to have solid math skills, and to spend the time and money to get a CCIM designation. [https://www.ccim.com/earning-the-ccim-designation/?gmSsoPc=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwnv71BRCOARIsAIkxW9Hz-R9f7Pujz5RoSzv6hSCPLY8pY2DVQ9X-Zhq8ju5gSQax0rEcKmMaAoneEALw\\_wcB](https://www.ccim.com/earning-the-ccim-designation/?gmSsoPc=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwnv71BRCOARIsAIkxW9Hz-R9f7Pujz5RoSzv6hSCPLY8pY2DVQ9X-Zhq8ju5gSQax0rEcKmMaAoneEALw_wcB)", "replies": [{"id": "fqv4bdx", "text": "I\u2019ve looked at the CCIM licensure process a bit before. Is this pretty much standard in the industry or is it uncommon? Do clients recognize and respect this? Or is it mostly about getting your foot in the door at a firm?", "replies": [{"id": "fqv7m2b", "text": "CCIM is not standard, lots of people do CRE without it, (including me) but the best people mostly have this designation, means advanced levels of instruction, passing multiple difficult tests. Definitely the sign of a pro. Not cheap and not for everyone.", "replies": [{"id": "fqvbg1t", "text": "No, the best people don\u2019t have it. Tell me how many guys at Eastdil have it? \n\nIt\u2019s one of those things that people like to tell themselves is hard. If you\u2019ve been doing CRE Investment sales or from the principal side for a while the course material is gonna look like a joke to you. \n\nThe people that do get it are blowhards at third tier shops that say that they\u2019re sophisticated bcs the people that they\u2019re dealing with don\u2019t know any better. But if you start trying to say \u201cwell I have a ccim\u201d to anyone with an institutional background you\u2019d get laughed out of the room. \n\nHonestly, you don\u2019t see it often, and there\u2019s not a ton of use for it in CRE, but the CFA gets a lot of respect.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]