Quitting my part time job at United Airlines: mentally and physically broken down. 100% commercial Real estate brokerage from now on. Advice for me to survive.
I graduated college in 2019, right away got trained to join United airlines as a part time gate agent. Hours for this job suck and I miss out on a lot of family and friends stuff. (It also takes away from me working on my brokerage business 8:30-4 in the office/5:30-10 in the airport. I work every single day of the week), I’ve wanted out for a long time. At the same time I was training with United, I joined a National firm’s investment sales team (multifamily but I’ll touch anything at this point) and closed 1 deal in the year that netted me about $17,000. 

I’ve got about $18,000 saved up (after accounting for all bills and taxes that need to be paid). I worry that it may not be enough.

I’m very scared to go 100% commission. I fear that I will fail and burn through my money. I don’t have any major bills like a car payment or a rent, but it’s just a fear that has gotten into me as I learned deals take a very long time to close in commercial real estate and that you can get screwed even if you do everything right. I know I need to make this next step to get to the next level in my career. 

I’d love any advice on really hunkering down until at least another deal closes. And in the event I do run low on funds, what would I do to survive it? Any other pt time gigs I can do that will be better hours and more flexible? Any advice would be appreciated, I’m going to make the jump either way.

Update: I quit and it’s sad to see my flight benefits + predictable pay go, but I know it’s time to get committed. I’m young, the opportunity costs of waiting is too high. I hope I make it.
[{"id": "i550l0e", "text": "You can do 100% commission if your leasing. The bad news is you will work just as much as a sale but get paid a lot less usually on the stuff you start on. I started with strip centers 10 years ago. Most of the clients stuck with me because I kept my face in front of them. So leases turned into sales down the road. Also the owners of the centers occasionally decided to cash out and do a 1031 exchange. The most important thing that someone told me getting in was every property you list is like making a bet with your time and money on the sale/lease. So if you can\u2019t list it at a marketable price, don\u2019t list it.\nThe first six months  in CRE just get listings even if they are slightly above the market because you need to start somewhere. You will usually want to carry 10-20 listings. \n\nYou are going to need 18 grand just to advertise 20-30 listings and pay business expenses for the first year if your not at a large brokerage agency. But the splits at larger agencies suck.my current split is 85/15 and I haven\u2019t used any office resources in years. The bigger CRE firms usually have a 50/50 split and a ton of resources like advertising help and analysts. Expect to work 50-60 hours a week pretty quickly and it won\u2019t stop for a long time. Expect checks to take months after the initial write up of the sale if not years on complex deals.", "replies": [{"id": "i5531ui", "text": "I\u2019m fine with working more in real estate, I like the work. I\u2019m part of a National firm they cover everything", "replies": [{"id": "i55c4io", "text": "Make great relationships, take the classes for designations, and find a niche.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i55kjsk", "text": "You could give tours for Redfin in your spare time if you have a real estate license to get a little extra cash", "replies": [{"id": "i589nnr", "text": "$120 per tour? How many could you do in a day and are they readily available?", "replies": [{"id": "i5budmr", "text": "I\u2019d like to know more about this as well. Would definitely do one or two a day. I have about 12-16 months of expenses saved up, but I would feel good knowing I\u2019m getting at least some type of cash coming in. Once something else closes i wouldn\u2019t even need to continue it.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i589odw", "text": "$120 per tour? How many could you do in a day and are they readily available?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i560pvw", "text": "$35k saved and no expenses? \n\nYeah dude, fucking do it. I was a server for the first 9 months starting out in CRE, quit once I closed one and had ones lined up", "replies": [{"id": "i5f00l8", "text": "I quit.\ud83d\ude0e", "replies": [{"id": "i5f1fwy", "text": "Now learn as much as you can about brokerage and real estate investing as you can, and cold call until you\u2019re near admission to a mental hospital", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i566nta", "text": "Where do you live, OP?", "replies": [{"id": "i56700n", "text": "Houston TX", "replies": [{"id": "i56b0bk", "text": "Nice market for Multifamily sales. Hopefully you\u2019re in with the top group in whichever asset class you\u2019re focused on. Simple method to make a lot of money is to learn from someone making a lot. Rule of thumb might be that your mentor is someone who makes 3-5x what you\u2019d be happy to make in the next couple years. Want to make $200k in a year, learn from someone who\u2019s making like $1m+ right now. Not the only way to do it, but from my experience it works.", "replies": [{"id": "i56by5g", "text": "I\u2019m not on a team, just have a senior sales manager who supports me when I need it. He supports the whole team.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i56eitp", "text": "I\u2019d find someone who can give you a lot of attention daily for a year to learn more quickly. There\u2019s a lot to learn to get good. Then you can start wheeling and dealing on your own. Good luck!", "replies": [{"id": "i56z7hb", "text": "I do want to join a team now, or partner with a senior guy who does a lot of deals, will have to search for it. Either way I\u2019m turning in my airport badge today. It\u2019s time to level up. Thanks for your support.", "replies": [{"id": "i57oneh", "text": "Watch a lot of cold calling movies for motivation and go big on the phone. Each call you are getting better and closer to finding that seller. Good luck to ya!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]