Is it better to to start your cre career on the principal side or the brokerage side?
With the end goal to either solely own and operate my own deals or go in with partners on bigger deals. 

Thanks!
[{"id": "ieo0zw4", "text": "Brokerage side. It\u2019s easy to go from servicing clients to being serviced (apologies for the phrasing). It\u2019s a tougher transition in mentality to do it the other way.", "replies": [{"id": "iepiypy", "text": "This. I\u2019m currently exploring the transition And the conversations I\u2019m having because of my experience as a broker have opened up a ton of more doors as I essentially have a ton of case studies to reference for my experience.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ieoq2bx", "text": "Principal side, of course. But that requires capital. Either your own or other people whom invest with you. If you don\u2019t have that then it\u2019s not an option and you start with brokerage. As a principal, given the work I put it in, I wonder sometimes why I\u2019m not also brokering my own deals. Many people do. Start as a broker. You can always do both.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ier8334", "text": "Honestly, either. Principal will teach you to think like an investor, but brokerage will teach you to be scrappy and how to learn the entrepreneurial skill set to go out on your own.\n\nI would argue that \u201cboth, in either order\u201d is the correct answer.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]