CBRE/JLL type firms - can you be a broker without giving tours?
I'm interested in becoming a broker but to be honest really dislike the tour aspect of the role. I put a lot of hours in but am more of a office desk all day kind of person

Can you be a broker on a team in one of the bigger firms (CBRE, JLL, etc.) without having to give tours? I know there is a lot to the proposal process so wondering if you can be a broker on a team but just skip the tour stage as other teammates will cover it. Asking for tenant rep and/or landlord

Edit: Jeez lol I was just asking a question and when asked why I didn't want to give tours I answered honestly
[{"id": "iov3ccv", "text": "If you can get on a team that is ok with that then maybe, but good luck with that. Plus without being out with clients your partners will gain better relationships with those clients and eventually leave you behind.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iov9dz6", "text": "Real estate broker/agent is a sales position. I personally would not want you on my brokerage team if you are not willing to do certain things like in-person meetings, networking, or tours. \n\nThe position you are describing is basically an admin to a broker or brokerage team. You will usually have stable hours and a base salary (maybe a end of year bonus).", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iovaurm", "text": "Giving good tour is a small-ish part of the business , but if that is uncomfortable for you wait until you have to pitch business in front of a dozen executives w MBAs with hundreds of millions of their dollars riding on which broker they choose.  Dramatic?  Yes.  Potential part of the gig, you better believe it.\n\nIf that part of brokerage doesn\u2019t vibe w you, no worries.  I know a ton of analysts, underwriters, etc that make a ton of money but rarely see a client or even the building itself.  No shame in that.", "replies": [{"id": "iovca63", "text": "sales im cool with, its just the actual walking through a vacant floor plan with the dozen-person team of a potential client ive been put off by\n\nlooks like it may just come down to the individual teams specifically", "replies": [{"id": "iovcv3q", "text": "that can be easilly learned.  i hated it at first but have learned to love it.  give yourself the opportunity to grow into that aspect.  being a broker is about introducing the right people to the right people, and most importantly solving challenges as deals progress.  knowing who to call into a tour is part of that process.  gc?  architect?  furniture person?IT?  Building engineer? Having all those at your disposal (likely via years of networks/deals/trust) and knowing who (and who NOT) to have on the tour will help you overcome this quirk a ton.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "iovh4ht", "text": "What exactly puts you off?  Public speaking; being seen; lack of knowledge of buildings; interpersonal communications; small talk; fear of negotiations. Identify the weak link so you can work on it.", "replies": [{"id": "iovhy9a", "text": "tbh its the actual driving and walking around - i dont really like being mobile in a given workday\n\ni can sit in an office all day doing any kind of sales but when i see brokers i know in the car going building to building i just blehh", "replies": [{"id": "iovu8tt", "text": "I would encourage you to reach out to brokers in your area and take them to coffee or lunch. Explain your situation and ask if your ideal position is feasible. Reddit doesn\u2019t have all the information to give you good advise.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iovk0mv", "text": "You sound both lazy, and fat, which will be a huge problem because CRE brokers are universally good looking.", "replies": [{"id": "iox0djw", "text": "But for real though. He does sound fat. His only complaint is \u201cwalking\u201d", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iovqhwq", "text": "Not the greatest thing to tell a team, but if you have the chops and can smile/dial and bring in leads then an existing team may be OK having you do that. IF you're bringing them leads... Why the hesitation though?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iovtqxt", "text": "Agency is probably not the right role for you if you don't like being in and out the office. The agents are almost never in the office, they're constantly out and about networking, from what I've seen you need high energy and a big social appetite/charisma to do well as an agent for the big 4.\n\nIt's hard to think of a role in property that would have you 100% in the office other than administration. Valuers are 50/50 in the office/inspecting buildings. Commercial property managers spend a bit more time in the office but have to visit their assets/clients pretty regularly.\n\nOnly really IT, Admins and the research department were mostly based in the office.", "replies": [{"id": "iow0zs5", "text": "Seconded.\nNo real roles at those types of firms gets you off the hook for site visits. Even the ceos for some firms have showed up when we\u2019ve been looking to do bigger deals in my market/country", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iow5ps2", "text": "Perhaps you may want to look deeper at the reasoning behind this. It may be fear, it may be insecurity, might be not feeling confident etc... A good opportunity to do some introspection.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iox4tpt", "text": "I imagine  be able to accomplish this in a specialized investment sales role - net lease investments, maybe on a highly specialized data center team or something similar. I wonder if being a cog on a national scale practice team like occupier services or a non-profit focused practice group would allow you to just be in the office.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ioxdigs", "text": "Probably better to find a support or analyst role if you don\u2019t want to tour with clients", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ioxdvdz", "text": "No.\n\nYou can be a real estate analyst maybe but if you want to fuck around in spreadsheets all day and not do deals, then don\u2019t be a broker", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ioyhyu4", "text": "Late to the party here but: STNL (single tenant net lease) would be your best bet. Specialize in a couple national tenants and you will very rarely have to leave the office. \n\nIt\u2019s a fairly new platform for the big shops so you might want to start somewhere smaller like M&amp;M, Sands, or Matthews.\n\nAlso, I wouldn\u2019t say what you\u2019ve said here in an interview. It\u2019s comes across as incredibly lazy.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]