Being a real estate agent outside of where you grew up

[Connor Woods]

So I’m currently in the process of getting my real estate license, and I grew up in a smaller city (Jasper Alabama) and I don’t know if I should try to get into a company because it’s very like old money here so there are a lot of agents but only a few really in that so to speak, but through my girlfriend I have connections with a broker and company in Tuscaloosa Alabama, about 45 min from me. Would it be a disadvantage to try and start there? Even though I’m more unfamiliar with the area than my own hometown?