Newly Licensed Real Estate Agent in Houston Area

[Zane Gifford]

I'm not sure if anyone can help with some on this, but here it goes. My wife just passed her state exam and has her license. Now that she is done with that, she is stuck on going inactive or active. We are in NE Houston, and we don't know a good broker to start with. What are some things she should avoid or apply when it comes to signing up with a brokerage to work under?? She currently has a fulltime job and is looking to use the license for mainly the investing side of the industry. Your input is greatly appreciated! 

[Naeem Kapasi]

I would definitely avoid the big brokers as they cater mostly to agents who are full time agents. If your wife only wants to do it on the side, then she should find a broker who doesn’t charge a yearly fee (or if they do charge a yearly fee, it should be veeery low). You want to be able to keep as much of your commission as possible, so find a broker that will let you keep most of if, even all of it. Big name brokers focus on training their agents to be agents. To me it sounds like you guys want to be investors. So maybe it would be an idea to talk to a broker who is also an investor. I’m an agent as well, who invest on the side of my full time job.