Recent Grad with some questions.
Hi everyone!
I’ve always lurked around this sub, but I have never posted before. I was wondering if anyone could help me with some questions. I’ve always wanted to do be a commercial real estate broker, but I’m unsure of a couple of things. 

Do you get stuck working in the same city where you first started being a broker?
Let’s say I got hired at a brokerage in Los Angeles, but I’ve always wanted to work in Newport. Does it make sense to move or are you better off staying there?

Is a smaller brokerage firm better or a bigger brokerage to get started as a newbie? 

Thank you for taking your time to answer.
[{"id": "frp48kb", "text": "I would suggest going with a brokerage that you are comfortable with and of coarse what they offer. Bigger names imo though may have advantages when first starting out that a smaller brokerage. I would also start my business where you want to end up location wise.", "replies": [{"id": "frpcazg", "text": "That\u2019s what I was fearing. I got a job offer already, but it\u2019s not where I want to end up. Beggars can\u2019t be choosers, right? I know any offer with what is currently going on is a good one. \n\nThanks for the reply", "replies": [{"id": "fskc6sg", "text": "Take what you can get and grind. Once this clears up, there will be tons of shops looking for people with one or two years of deal experience", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "frp52v2", "text": "That depends on your goal. During the Great Recession many CA Central Valley commercial realtors struggling moved to SFBA elite neighborhoods solicit as residential buyer agents at other agents open houses. The buyers will go straight to the listing agent strike a deal more effectively.  All went back as connection matters.\n\nLarge vs. small is in the eye of the beholder. You got a new Tesla, $2000 suit and expense account, and willing pay $400 a month for desk fee? Do you feel more comfortable with small DIY discounted brokerage?  SFBA (CA) is flooded with commercial agents. To get in even as an assistant with mba, JD with CCIM is tough to break in.  The big national allows agents to move around and that helps. To become salaried, with benefits, having them pay for Costar is quite difficult knowing majorities are unemployed or taking pay cut this year.\n\nThis year is going to be tough. Most VP, branch brokers are taking pay cut, revised commission split. Coldwell Banker, Redfin; C21 are exercising layoffs in RE never heard of before.", "replies": [{"id": "frpa7wt", "text": "I had no idea you could eventually become salaried. I thought it was all commission.\nI just want someplace that will give me good enough training to succeed.", "replies": [{"id": "frpsww8", "text": "Being in residential is easy to get started. The commercial is a closely guarded profession. They do make more when well established. There is a new fulfillment center to be completed about 300-500K sf.  I saw the sign it was a residential agent who got the listing. Most commercial do not even have MLS, realtor association membership just focus on bigger projects. I do both but only industrial condos, business opportunities and residential. Almost all business and industrial are referrals from other agents or clients.", "replies": [{"id": "fs0hrno", "text": "Commercial markets could do with a little more use of established MLSes. [CIMLS.com](https://CIMLS.com) is here to help.", "replies": [{"id": "fs0og01", "text": "Thanks", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "frq9dm1", "text": "Talking about markets, it only matters to the extent that investors move across markets, in my opinion. For example, comparing Newport to LA, I think you\u2019ll see a strong investor overlap. The same people you work for in downtown LA will assume you\u2019re also knowledgeable about Newport and be willing to give you that business, etc.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]