B2B Residential vs Commercial

[Glenn Gayet]

I am just around the corner from taking my Real estate licensing test and I am not exactly sure which direction I would like to head in at the moment. I do plan on eventually getting into commercial regardless. I also plan to move in 2-3 years. Residential: A B2B version of residential, working for a transactional brokerage, selling crappy houses to rehabbers and 1-4 family houses to buy and hold investors. The advantages of this would be the option to do BPOs and the possibility for more frequent transactions. Commercial: Focus on the investment property sector. The advantages would be better training and B2B on all sides of the transaction. I do think I'm better suited for B2B and as I said I do plan on getting into commercial eventually. I don't have enough money saved up to go a long time without cash in commercial but I could drive Uber. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Chris Tracy]

@Glenn Gayet- Go with your passion (cliche I know), but true.  I've been down the road you are describing and it sounds good on paper, but in reality what is going to probably happen is you're going to be pulled in various directions trying to chase the dice.  I would focus on one direction or the other.  Work with people that flip houses or work with investors looking for commercial deals.  There are only so many hours in the day and we only have so much energy, and I'm guessing that you enjoy having a personal life, etc.  Clients don't want a real estate agent to help them who is a jack of all trades- they want someone who is an expert and specialist in a market... like a neurosurgeon.  If I were you since it appears your passion is commercial... make friends with the investor groups in this forum, drive for Uber so you can eat and focus on bringing people deals.  Then you will eventually learn how to BUY properties and get off of the brokering hamster wheel.  That's where the real magic happens.