Seeking advice on broker selection

[Wei Xie]

Dear fellow BPers, I just passed my California real estate salesperson exam and expect to receive my license soon. Now, I need to look for a broker to hang my license. I am primarily interested in using my license to find MLS deals as well as doing value/rent analysis. My focus for now is buy-and-hold on residential properties. So far, I have one SFR and am looking forward to more as I see fit. Of course, I would be happy to help my friends and family for their need but will not be actively soliciting retail clients as I still have a full-time job. Given my background, could you please share with me your thoughts: 1. What kind of brokers should I look for? I am thinking about brokers with low monthly expenses and reasonable commission split. Brokers with active RE investing experience will also be a plus. Do these thoughts make sense to you? Did I overlook any important characteristics? 2. I am living in Orange County, Southern California and I am interested in local properties, particularly in Riverside and San Bernardino counties as the propertie prices are not too high. Could you please suggest some brokers that I should talk to? Thank you all in advance! Wei