What is the broker's relationship like with new agents?

[Carl Ohai]

I am starting the license course, and will be ready to start finding a broker to work with by the beginning of the year.

1. How does the broker dole out leads that walk into the door? Suppose a person just walks into a Century 21 to start looking for a house, how does the broker decide who gets that lead?

2. How much does the broker control, or limit, the online marketing of their agents? Are agents allowed to funnel traffic to their own website instead of their broker's?

3. There is a lot of talk about finding a brokerage that offers training and mentorship from more senior agents, but isn't that completely counterproductive for the senior agent? To create competition?