Getting Involved w Commercial RE in Tucson AZ

[Ali Garced]

Hey there,

I'm finishing up getting my RE salesperson's license in Arizona and am looking to get involved with commercial real estate (both as an agent and personally, as an investor). 

I had interviewed with a few brokers to determine who I want to work for and haven't narrowed it down yet. However, they focus on residential. Should I start with residential or should I jump in to a brokerage who specialized in what I know I would like to sell? I interviewed with one agency who is a small 8-man team; the broker seemed EXTREMELY knowledgeable, and seemed like she would be an excellent mentor (she's president of the MLS, on the Ethics board, etc). Should I go for the small brokerage or a big name where I may be just a number to a company? How do I verify they aren't still working in the stone age and have up-to-date databases to get leads?

Does anyone in the Tucson area recommend any commercial brokers? I would love to shadow a few CRE agents if anyone knows of any.

-Ali