Looking for a reference for a real estate brokerage - San Diego

[Andy K]

Hi,

I have a friend who got a California real estate license recently. he lives in San Diego. The few brokers that he called (Century 21, ReMax, etc) have minimum requirements for number of deals per year they prefer that the realtor needs to do and also have higher fees for joining them. He is starting off part-time right now and for now would mainly like to join a brokerage for getting MLS access and understanding the price points in the different neighborhoods.

He plans to begin doing deals in the coming months. He does not need an office space at their location and will be working from home. Is there any brokerage that allows this and does not charge high fees for joining them or have requirements like doing minimum number of deals for staying with them? Thanks for your help.