Industrial or Office
I am currently a research analyst at a CRE firm in Austin. I am on the path to brokerage and was wondering what everyone's thoughts about the industrial brokerage vs. the Office brokerage side of things. I am on the fence about both and believe both sides of the puzzle have their pros and cons. The office market in Austin is booming, the industrial has slowed down a bit in terms of delivered product. My firm is purely 3rd party brokerage, so we don't own any assets that we lease. I would say we have both a strong team of office or industrial brokerage, so either would serve me well in terms of team members. Any opinions/experiences help! Thanks in advance. 
[{"id": "d0lftd4", "text": "You'll make a lot more money in office.", "replies": [{"id": "d0lmfeq", "text": "I'm a broker and this is a bullshit line. You can be very successful in any product type. No one is more or less lucrative, your success is determined by your skills as a broker, not what you do, ", "replies": [{"id": "d0m3wdz", "text": "If you are starting from scratch, and both product types in your market are seeing similar activity and demand, then it makes sense to go with whatever rents are higher (office) IF money is your only motivator.\n\nMy advice to OP would be to think longer term. What kind of personality does he or she have, what kind of clients would they work better with. Furthermore, office product is a less riskier business, where as industrial is much more volatile.", "replies": [{"id": "d0m4gxn", "text": "Office has higher rents but industrial spaces can be in the hundreds of thousands of square ft. ", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d0lm6j7", "text": "Industrial clients are cooler. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d0lnfre", "text": "Office is boring. Industrial. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d0on54f", "text": "If you're in Austin and wondering about industrial brokerage reach out to Ace S. with CBRE. Younger guy, very personable, and one of the best brokers I've ever worked with. \n\nHe'll have lunch with you and answer questions, even if you're cold calling the request.", "replies": [{"id": "d0rch51", "text": "Ace is indeed a good guy and a talented broker.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]