Worries as an individual new to NYC real estate

[Joseph Delossantos]

Hey, everyone. I hope you are safe during the pandemic. So I passed my licensing and school exams in December-January. I have a question about joining an NYC brokerage - team as a new agent that will be able to provide new agent support until I acquire the necessary experience. I had my eyes on a brokerage that was called "Kian Realty" but  I found out that it was bought by a bigger brokerage, Oxford Realty. I saw a review or two about Oxford that they post fraudulent listings. By the bigger brokerage, Oxford Realty, I have been recommended brokerages like Keller Williams, Compass and Remax, which all have several reviews with questionable reputation, as I have seen on Glassdoor & Yelp, so I am doing this with extreme caution. I am still in search of an NYC broker that can train me on how to properly conduct real estate, that won't scam me. At a meeting at Kian Realty, I was told to be careful about how much money I invest when I'm starting out. Knowing that this is an industry fraught with scams, greed and fraud. How should I go about this as a brand new agent and to avoid the pitfalls in the process?  I was sure about Kian because I had gone to the founder's meetings & he seemed very much that he knew what he was talking about.

Thanks!!