When to take the next step between analyst to broker
Hey everyone, just looking to receive guidance. I’m analyst at one of the big 3 CRE firms and I am approaching two years on the job. The team I work for is one of the top producing teams for our asset type in our market. 

The issue is that I got a laughably tiny raise a couple months ago and at my current salary I’m living paycheck to paycheck (rising bills, paying off loans, coming from a lower middle class family).  I want to take my shot at being a broker but it seems that almost hard because they know the other decent teams in our market and I’m afraid of not having enough saved up. 

Is there a guideline of how much I should have saved up and how can I network for another role without alienating anyone?
[{"id": "io68fcc", "text": "Are you paid below market for your position? Why don't you have that conversation? Why do you want to switch to brokerage?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "io69y3q", "text": "Not sure about your firm/team but also at a big firm. Analyst salaries make up a minority of our compensation the longer we are here. They really don\u2019t change them as they prefer to give a larger bonus each quarter to replicate broker\u2019s compensation. \n\nIf your bonuses aren\u2019t getting bigger then I\u2019d definitely have a conversation.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "io6e2xs", "text": "Bro just get your license and start doing deals. You can do anything part time and probably make the same you are now on salary. You don\u2019t need anyones permission to start calling sellers. And those big CRE groups suck for guys starting out. Go somewhere that has better commission splits and less internal office competition", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]