Question on draw
I’ve been networking/catching up with friends in the industry. I am considering a career change to CRE- one of the paths I’m looking to is analyst —&gt; broker (or jumping straight into brokerage). I’ve read and met with a few people that have described how they started on a draw their first 6 - 24 months in brokerage. 

One friend surprisingly told me most companies offer a “ ‘cant remember the name’ draw”- in which you do not have to pay back the company if you leave. Is this typical? I’d plan to be in it for the long haul if I do make a switch, but I do like being as well informed as possible.
[{"id": "f6m7u88", "text": "You get a flat salary, but when you get your commission check you pay it back.  So lets say you get 45k/year, you get a flat paycheck every month that you don't have any commissions, but the next month they deduct that amount, and any previous amounts paid, from your commission.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f6n13zp", "text": "from what i have seen, most companies will not ask for you to pay back the draw if you leave during that initial period.", "replies": [{"id": "f6n19yw", "text": "I guess the more I\u2019ve thought about it, the company wouldn\u2019t really be out anything, because in theory, your already paying them back each month, right?", "replies": [{"id": "f6n2882", "text": "you are only paying them back if you are closing deals. the draw is an expense to the company each month. from what I've seen, if you leave the company during the draw period, they will generally not ask for you to pay back the draw out of your own pocket as an act of good faith by the company. I'd make sure this is confirmed in your draw documents though.", "replies": [{"id": "f6p7rc1", "text": "That makes sense. In theory, while on a draw, you will at least have a steady (probably nominal) amount of income- either through the draw or if you bring in business and pay that back to the company. Potentially, but probably not, you could exceed the draw and make more money than you have to pay back if you close any decent sized deals.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]