Any brokers working completely remote?
I just got my first deal completeled working from home during Covid, and it has me thinking that I can do this completely remote. I'm self motivated and will make the cold calls I need to make without the office wolf of wallstreet environment.

The deal was across the country and  never met the seller or buyer face to face. It has me thinking I can do a r/digitalnomad type lifestyle, and just wanted to see if any brokers on here work remote, and see what your experiences have been.
[{"id": "fv9sq1g", "text": "Congrats on the closing. Yea I\u2019m working completely remote and have been for 3 months. Honestly, me going to office all day everyday is a waste of gas money. Cold calling is a little bit harder to get going but when I do it\u2019s easier to get on a roll.", "replies": [{"id": "fv9ttlj", "text": "Appreciate it man! It's my dream to just be able set up in a different country/city every 3 months or so while still working hard and making money... starting to look more and more possible.", "replies": [{"id": "fv9vd11", "text": "Yea that\u2019d be sick! I think working from home is probably more efficient. Instead of my commute time, I could commute to a clients office and check in on them or a prospect and then go back to the home office. In person meetings are more of a burden when you have a commute to your own office on top of theirs. I think I will not be fully remote but would imagine most days at home maybe 3-4 a week.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fva0d3t", "text": "I\u2019ve been 100% remote since I got my certificate and would have it no other way.\n\nGranted - I\u2019m 100% leasing and retail chain tenant focused so that might change things but if you have the discipline I think it\u2019s the best option.", "replies": [{"id": "fva91mz", "text": "What are you seeing out there given everything going on?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvabuiu", "text": "damn that is very impressive originating and closing a deal w/o meeting the buyer or seller. how did you pull that off?\n\nI was doing ok on the busy work at home, but i definitely feed off the energy of being at the office.", "replies": [{"id": "fvafe8m", "text": "Cold called the seller and also found the buyer off of a cold call who owned property in the area", "replies": [{"id": "fvbelz3", "text": "What dollar range if you don\u2019t mind me asking? What product type?", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvad04k", "text": "Retail CRE broker in NY here. Worked remotely from March til about a week ago when my office partially reopened. I *could* continue to exclusively work remotely, but at my company we are very open with sharing information, and that information flows the most when we\u2019re together in the office. I find it energizing to be amongst real pros in the industry, getting their immediate feedback and support and mentorship. Being a lone wolf in an industry built on relationships sounds daunting.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvaibu8", "text": "All of our Capital Advisors (financing brokers) at [StackSource](https://StackSource.com) are remote. We've been preparing for the digital real estate world for our entire existence with the online platform. We've heard about traditional firms scrambling to set up new systems and figure it all out - for us, this is normal!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvankfp", "text": "I like going to my office because I can use a landline and regular phone (better for cold calling 100 calls a day), and there are less distractions for me. I have a super basic office and desk, so there is literally nothing else for me to do or get distracted by there. If not cold calling, then I try not to be in my office.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvaseu6", "text": "Congrats for pulling it off, but as a person who is frequently interrupted while working on important business by random strangers asking if I own the property at xxx and other personal questions, I really dislike you guys.", "replies": [{"id": "fvatjfw", "text": "Totally get you man. I get hung up on a lot and don\u2019t blame ya", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "fvbv8hd", "text": "Do you own property other than your homestead? If so what is it about brokers or buyers calling that bugs you so much?\n\nI find it odd when people get pissed at me for calling on commercial property or large land tracts to buy since those are usually investment properties that they plan on capitalizing on eventually (I assume and am often wrong)  \n\nI definitely don\u2019t like brokers bugging me on my house though!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "fvcugkg", "text": "Just out of curiosity, is there anything a broker could say that would have you intrigued? Or is it simply the fact that you're being interrupted that doesn't sit well with you?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvatk6w", "text": "One of the agents in our sister office tested positive. Things went from 100-0 real quick for them. Company wide memo went out that if you feel the slightest cold you\u2019re not allowed to come in. Honestly I\u2019m worried about staying home. I just started full time and the prospect of ripping calls from the living room is daunting.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvbv8bq", "text": "We are CRE mortgage brokers. We\u2019ve been remote for over a year. No fancy expensive HQ and as a result we pay higher splits.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvbvxoq", "text": "My wife and I work in Commerical real estate and are going to hit the road for awhile and try to keep working as much as possible. I don\u2019t expect to be as productive, but that\u2019s ok", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fve56cj", "text": "Yeah, most are. CBRE still hasn\u2019t officially opened its offices, neither have other brokerages", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvfjldc", "text": "I opened my office weeks ago in Midtown, couldn't work remotely.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fw1y1u6", "text": "Super late reply - my bad - it\u2019s all industry and asset class specific. Retail and sit down Restaurants getting slaughtered - however my automotive (service) clients are booming and my fast food people while cautious have not stopped me looking. I also work heavily in the self storage world outside my leasing work and it has not stopped at all in my area.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]