What would you do?
I work in a real estate management role at a Fortune 500. I make a $100k with benefits. I manage a team of brokers who do the traveling for me and I work deals on behalf of my company nationwide. Its s great desk job...

My friend owns a boutique brokerage in a small city and has 6 brokers working with him. He does $250-500k/yr net. They do both commercial and residential real estate which is pretty typical of smaller cities. He's asked me to move to California and partner up with him. His book of business is mostly MOB and raw land at the moment. I would inherit half his business and then would be tasked to build the portfolio. 

My question is would you leave the role I have now for this opportunity? 


[{"id": "cm0m9o0", "text": "What do your life commitments look like? Do you have a significant other, or children. This sounds like the age old risk vs. reward problem with real estate brokerage. How about trying a combination deal with him. Maybe explain that you need to keep earning $100k as a salary from the company and you'll only take 50% of the commissions you earn in the first year. That reduces your risk, but stills allows you to make a lot more money than your standard corporate job. You can always go back to the corporate side if things don't work out.  ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cm6hb7q", "text": "In my opinion the corporate side of real estate will always be an option with your experience.  The people that make the most money in real estate tend to be brokers with contacts and developers with contacts (aside from investing $). Brokerage seems to be from my experience a feast or famine business. \n\nHow old are you?  I think that would matter here.  20's 30's? I'd say go for it.  40's with 2 kids in school? Eh maybe no. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cn5phl8", "text": "If you write a question like this it seems to me that you are looking for a reason to stay more than a reason to leave.  Go with that, you'll be happier.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]