Questions to ask a broker in informational interview?
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[{"id": "fh0f8iz", "text": "Research their current deals in the market or executed deals and ask questions about those. Find press releases to gather some insights on the deals. Try to apply your intuition or something from your background to pose questions. Lastly, you\u2019re a consumer of real estate in the sense that you live in an apartment, work in an office, and shop for groceries...so use your experience to ask questions that are hopefully within the expertise of each broker. For example, if you\u2019re talking to retail broker you can ask about grocery competition...try to make it personal to you or the community you\u2019re in because real estate is partly driven by emotion.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fh3s0qx", "text": "With brokers you kind of have to kiss their ass a bit about their deals and things they\u2019ve recently closed. Go into it knowing what the brokerage has done recently and act like they\u2019re the greatest thing since sliced bread. Then prove your value", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fh8vqjl", "text": "I'm in a similar situation. I have networked with a decent amount of people, but most analyst positions require 1-3 years of analyst experience. I've looked into brokerage as well, but don't want a position that is 100% commission as I know the deal cycle can be long. Feel free to refer to my recent post", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]