Where to inquire about commercial real estate career advice?
Pretty much the title. I saw on the sidebar this sub shouldn’t be used for career advice. What’s a better sub for those questions?
[{"id": "ijupfkm", "text": "People ask for a lot of career advice here, i didn\u2019t know it was against the rules. You could also look at WSO\u2019s real estate forum", "replies": [{"id": "ijy0el0", "text": "Upvote.  I offer advice when I can... and wouldn't think twice about asking either.  If you can't ask here, whereTF can you ask?    Can we oust this stupid rule?   What's it's real purpose anyway?? \n\n**offering the same career advise to newbies for the umpteenth time is no different than explaining what the purpose and possible advantages of TI are to newbies, also for the umpteenth time.**\n\nAnd above all, I remember being a newbie too.   Let's kill that alleged rule.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijurvaq", "text": "You can ask about career advice. First rule of commercial real estate is to ask forgiveness not permission and see what you can get away with.", "replies": [{"id": "ijuslju", "text": "Made a new post with the question. I apologize in advance for the wall of text.", "replies": [{"id": "ijv6839", "text": "second rule is to never apologize ;p  just swing your balls around and hope for the best", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "ijvoj3e", "text": "If that isn\u2019t the fucking truth. I would give you gold if I could. \ud83c\udfc5", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijuwkii", "text": "Relationships with real people from your offline life is the number 1 choice. Find someone in your network who has connections in the space you're targeting and get humble and honest about why you'd like to talk with them.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijvnb7e", "text": "Walk Street Oasis RE forum has a lot of good discussions as well as here", "replies": [{"id": "ijvqzyl", "text": "Just checked it out. Looks great! Thanks for the recommendation", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijw1pzt", "text": "What advice do you want? A big (and consistent) problem you face when you\u2019re starting out, imo, is you\u2019re at a huge information disadvantage. Lots of people are willing to talk and most of us look good and successful from the perspective of someone with very little experience. But it\u2019s hard to know who\u2019s who, what they do, who\u2019s good, who\u2019s not great, how paths compare, etc. Makes it hard to game plan your career. Being aware of this dynamic is helpful.", "replies": [{"id": "ijw50ii", "text": "I\u2019m ashamed to admit it, but after a year in the industry I feel like the biggest gaps in my knowledge are prospecting and cold calling. My old brokerage flat at refused to help with teaching those skills, basically saying work on acquiring deals from you existing network and those skills can be developed later. I know I can get better by doing, but I\u2019m not quite sure where to get started. \n\nI sincerely appreciate the advice you guys are offering. It may seem minor to you all but it\u2019s honestly more than anything I\u2019ve gotten from my co-brokers in the past year.", "replies": [{"id": "ijwv1op", "text": "What kind of broker are you? What sized firm? What market?", "replies": [{"id": "ijx9wpd", "text": "1.)Purely commercial, with experience in sales (apartment, office, vacant land, &amp; retail) and leasing (office, industrial, retail, mixed use). \n\n2.)The firm I left had around 10 agents. \n\n3.)Market is a tertiary city. Thinking about specializing down the road, but for now wanting to gain experience as well as commissions from just about any deal I can get my hands on.", "replies": [{"id": "iry0isd", "text": "sent PM", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "imrd4l9", "text": "You should find someone who knows about commercial real estate and you can ask an advice.  [Realtor Sherwood Park](https://www.marissamacintyre.ca/)", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]