Starting a career as a commercial real estate sales associate?
Hello,
I'm currently studying for my real estate license. I have a few questions about starting my career on the right foot. I'm only interested in commercial real estate (office, industrial, retail, multi-family) and I've interned in office brokerage (investment sales mostly, did some leasing). My questions are as follows:
1. I know its best to specialize but how important is what you choose to specialize in?
2. Brokerage is all about relationships so switching cities mid career can be a big deal. So, how do you choose the right market starting out?
3. How important is the firm you work for? I know some have training programs etc but is there a huge advantage working for CBRE or Marcus & Millichap vs a successful boutique focusing its effort on a specific prop type in only a few cities?