So I'm getting licensed...
I've been working in the real estate industry for decades, and I'm only 33 so that translates to my entire life. My mother is an agent, grandmother was a broker, etc etc. I did admin/marketing in the beginning and then transitioned to multifamily property management. I think the time has come to get my license - but I am not sold on a particular brokerage. Any advice for me? I come with my own (smallish) multifamily portfolio, we've all grown tired of property management companies, particularly considering that most of the PM companies in DFW aren't licensed properly, at least from what I can tell. Anyhow, what say you, reddit? Any brokerage you'd recommend?
[{"id": "fpm6zd6", "text": "As your mom and her mom to help you get into a commercial brokerage not any real estate pushing condo and mobile homes even.", "replies": [{"id": "fpm9cjq", "text": "Mom drinks the KW koolaid, not something I want to get into since I won't be focusing on single family sales. Grandma no longer does real estate.", "replies": [{"id": "fpmm1t4", "text": "Very hard to get into commercial. The avg salary is about double single family re.  I do business opportunity-commercial, appraisal commercial, land, snf residential. There is just too many commercial agents who are better established. If you are young, ambitious knock on these big boy doors. They prefer CCIM, and mba but top ones do have them. The younger the better. Good luck.", "replies": [{"id": "fpntwhb", "text": "I am both young and ambitious. Which big boy doors would you reccomend? I'm ready for a challenge.", "replies": [{"id": "fpnxc36", "text": "You need to find public or big commercial companies in your neighborhood. Commercial brokerages is still a localized business. If you do not know drive around write down the companies from big signs.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fpmcxg3", "text": "A high-volume team and a senior that appreciates being a mentor are what you should be chasing. Firm doesn't really matter as much, IMO. Also, you should try to figure out what product category in which you'd like to work. MF investment sales seems like an obvious choice given your background.", "replies": [{"id": "fpnu7xn", "text": "Forgive me for not quite explaining this part: I don't know where to begin. My life has been all-consumed with this love/hate for residential and I don't think I've stopped whatsoever to notice any details about commercial firms/teams/structures etc", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fpp25xm", "text": "I am in DFW as well. Made a career change at 33. I was in healthcare and I have been doing industrial tenant rep for 6 months. Best advice is get your linkedin going, start messaging brokers from different shops. I ended up having 4 interviews and got to choose the best fit. With your background you should have no issues getting into a brokerage. I chose to go the route with no team, no splits, make it or break it. Seems to be working out.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]