New Agent looking for a Brokerage

[Roderick Dewar]

I just got my RE license in MA. I've interviewed with a few brokerages but can't decide who to go with. Suggestions on what is most important when starting out?

[Jonathan Greene]

There are hundreds of forums on this. If you want in-person training and office culture, you want to focus on more traditional models like Keller Williams, Re/Max, Coldwell Banker, but you will give up more of your split there. If you want to have a more hands-off approach and get a better split, brokerages like eXp and 100 percenters like HomeSmart can work for some. If you want to get ingrained in a small neighborhood specialty scenario, you look for small mom and pop shops. A lot of people will tout their brokerages to get you in, but until you know what you want, none of what they push will matter.