Choosing a market (Real Estate Agent)

[Benson Bui]

Hello everyone, I am 19 years old, and I recently got my real estate license. I got my real estate license because I was interested in the industry and wanted to learn more about it. I am also attending college and majoring in computer science. These two were my passions growing up so I figured why not do both. I am struggling to decide whether I should sign with a brokerage where I am attending college (Oregon State, Corvallis, OR) or sign with a brokerage back home (Portland, OR). At first, I wanted to sign with a brokerage in Corvallis because that is where I spend most of my time during the school year, but looking at the long term I would rather study the Portland market than Corvallis. On the other hand, I would like to sign with a brokerage in Portland, but I would only be in town on weekends and summers. If you have any advice on whether it would be smarter to choose one location over the other, please let me know it would be greatly appreciated!