Current sophomore in college looking for career advice.
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[{"id": "i1ult31", "text": "I would check out CBRE as they are the top commercial brokerage internationally and have programs for college students that help get your foot in the door. I think it might be upper class students so possibly you would need to wait until Junior year.\n\nMy opinion is similar to yours. Investment banking never made sense to me due to how long they work. Why not start off in a field where you may not make in the beginning but over a career life span you can make just as much if not more depending on your client list and may still be doing a 40 hour week. Some of the commissions on selling a commercial building can get you $200k+ in one deal when you get to be a big player. The biggest thing is to not spend all of that income and reinvest it into deals you may find working in real estate or other investments. Doesn\u2019t make sense to work a shit ton of hours and then spend it all while being in the highest income tax bracket when you can start building up investments and then live off the gains of that money with a lower tax rate. This applies to any job and there\u2019s a lot of agents who don\u2019t invest in the asset they are selling.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i1vqnl4", "text": "fellow student, following post", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i1xvyie", "text": "I would recommend \"Break Into CRE\" series on YouTube, it'll give you a great forecast on what to expect with the different paths inside of CRE. I've been working on the brokerage side straight out of college - I've enjoyed my time &amp; can't see myself working in any other industry. Brokerage is extremely cutthroat - eat what you kill mentality. It's not for everyone.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]