How to start out as an assistant

[Brandon Snyder]

So I'm in the process of getting my real estate license here in California.  I studied and UCLA Extension for nine months, and passed the exam on the first try.  All that's left is to get my fingerprints back from the Livescan place, and send them off to Sacramento.

I'd like to start off as a salaried assistant, but I've been looking on the job sites, and all of them demand years of experience.  How do I get past this hurdle?

I can't afford to jump right into real estate sales.  Even if I worked to the limit of human endurance, it would take me at least three months (probably more) before I close my first deal.  Until then, I won't be making any money, and would have to find another way to support myself, and I just don't have the energy to pull 12-16 hour days.

But if I could land a salaried assistant position, I could earn more than what I make now, build up some capital, learn more about the business, and then transition into real estate sales.

But how do I get past the "must have experience" hurdle?

Thanks,

Brandon