Working as an Agent From Another Area

[Ben Morand]

Hello,

My name is Ben Morand. I am currently a student at the University of Florida and I am very close to finishing my pre-licensing work and taking my Sales Associate exam.

My question is: is it possible to work as a real estate agent from another city?

To give context, the University of Florida is in Gainesville, FL which is about 2 hours from my hometown, Orlando. As of now, I am at home in Orlando for the next few months in quarantine from the virus. However, when school starts back up August 31, I will reside in Gainesville.

Ultimately, I plan on living in Orlando after college due to my family being here, as well as the amazing real estate investing market of the city.

Does anyone have any advice as to whether I should pursue a brokerage in Gainesville vs Orlando (I have decided on KW as my brokerage due to their amazing training)? Like I said before, after college, I will reside in Orlando, so it would be great for me to be able to start building my business here. However, if it would be very improbable for that to work, I would not be opposed to at least getting my feet wet with the market in Gainesville. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys!

Ben