From License to First Sale...

[Jordan Hanks]

Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for your time...I figured this would be the best place to gain some good general insight.

I'll be completing my real estate educating and becoming licensed in a couple of months. A few questions:

1. How long from the time you started at a brokerage firm to when you got your first sale? 

2. Do you believe that seasonality has an extreme, moderate, or mild impact on your ability to get sales as a BEGINNING realtor? 

3. I live in Utah, and although there a ton of brokerage firms, I really keep hearing about only a couple of really good ones. Do any of you recommend anyone in particular? 

4. What do you believe is a reasonable $plit between yourself and the brokerage?

Thank you!

Jordan