Brokerage recommendations for Investors/Agents in IL?

[Matt Overbee]

Hi all,

I'm going to be taking the Illinois Real Estate license exam soon, so I'm starting to look at option for brokerages to associate with.

My intent is really to only practice RE for my own investment purposes, not to be a full-time agent, so I'm very interested in brokerages that are open to investors or part timers, that may offer very low monthly costs for this reason.

I was curious if any investors in Illinois who also have their RE licenses, have any recommendations for brokerages that welcome investors to join their brokerage for use on their investments.

It seems some of these 100% commission brokerages I've read and heard about generally will offer very low monthly fees to maintain your license, some just charge transaction fee's I guess.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!