I just got hired on as a junior broker. What should I do to prepare?
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[{"id": "g0mjz0b", "text": "You should probably learn about real estate, is my suggestion. Good luck!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g0mks99", "text": "good luck. shadow a senior person.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g0moijt", "text": "What market and what asset type", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g0oj965", "text": "Cold calls...", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g0ov62v", "text": "What's really going to help is reaching out to all your high net-worth friends from high school, university, fraternity and leveraging those relationships.  \n \nIf you can't do that, it's going to be a long, hard road.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g1ahfn3", "text": "Good luck on 300 cold calls a week", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g24vlj7", "text": "Work on your CCIM/SIOR/NAIOP and any other designations depending on specialization\n\nNetwork Like crazy\n\nGet used to cold-calling\n\nStick it out, it can take 6 months- a year to make any money assuming commission only\n\nSpend a lot of time around senior brokers, note their practices, schedules, how they speak on the phone, see if one will take you under their wing and show you the ropes\n\nRead books, suggestions include; \"Value Add\" by Brad Umansky, \"Brokers who dominate\" by Rod Santimossimo and \"What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... and 36 Other Key Financial Measures\" by Frank Gallinelli\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nGood Luck", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]