Should I be a RE Assistant to begin with?

[Sambit Sharma]

Hi  Everyone,

I am in a dilemma right now which I thought you may be able to help resolve.
I recently got my Real Estate License and I'm on the fence on whether I should become an Assistant to a top agent (this would allow me to learn the business) then I can go out on my own?
Or should I just start out on my own immediately? My reasoning for the assistant position first is so I can learn things like contracts, listing on the MLS etc.
However, I'm a pretty fast learner. Do you think having that Assistant job would really cut the learning curve that much? Would you have gone that route?

Thank you!!                                          Sam Sharma

[Maijia Donovan]

@Sambit Sharma First off, congratulations on becoming recently licensed as a Real Estate Agent!  That question of whether to become an assistant to a top agent or go on your own as a single agent will depend on what your goals are in your real estate business.  Is your goal to become a solo agent that starts off doing all aspects of the transaction (lead gen, meeting clients for showings, contract paperwork, ect) and grow your business full time?  Or is it to do only one aspect of the transaction (lead gen only, showing agent, transaction coordinator, etc), then being a part of production team might be beneficial for you.

You can also join the right brokerage as a new agent that provides mentoring for your first couple of deals, then you will learn all of the things like contracts, etc, without needing to join a production team.  Let me know if that helps!