All Forum Posts by: Brett Synicky

Anybody? Keyword Los Angeles, So Cal, California, Southern California, for investors by investors.

Is anybody going to the FIBI meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday) in Manhattan beach?

@Glenn J. Were you licensed prior to going to that meeting? Did you go for it?

@Karen Margrave I've heard nothing but good things about them. I think they're based somewhere in Laguna Hills.

@Glenn J. great info and makes perfect sense. Thanks!

@Karen Margrave Thanks I live in Los Angeles so your advice is very relevant to my situation. Regardless of what type of license I need or don't need to work as a PM or for a PM I'm going to take the 3 mandatory classes it takes to apply for the exam through the DRE.

@James Wise I hope I have the same luck you did if I choose to take the courses independent of a brokerage.

@Wayne Brooks I had my mind made up to take the courses online (probably through Allied) depending on what I could find out through asking my original question but you bring up a great point. While the cost is higher a classroom setting certainly has it's benefits and it would be great to get to know a few people at a similar level as myself.

Thanks!

Thanks @Phil G. . I will do that!

Thanks @Joel Owens ! I'll do some more research before jumping in. Still though, there is something appealing about having MLS access...but that's a different conversation.

@Bryan L. it's more than just the deal with the classes, it's having somebody to work with immediately after passing the exam.

@Joel Owens @James Wise @Bryan L. thank you for answers.

To clarify I'm looking to transition out of my current job and yes I realize being an agent is a business and not a job. However I don't think I used the wrong terminology because my initial goal after getting my salesperson license is to do property management. Obviously, not having a brokers license I will need to hang my license under a brokerage which I'm fine with (also why I called it a job).

Am I off-base in thinking that I can work for a broker (who already manages a certain number of doors) and either help them manage properties they already have a contract with and or find new clients and find tenants and manage those new properties?

As a re investor I'm always looking for a deal and when I heard about somebody helping pay for the classes if I worked under them for a certain period of time I knew I had to look into it. I am not merely looking for a handout and I have no problem "ponying up coin" for the classes and exam.

Forgive my ignorance on the topic. This is all part of my due diligence before I jump in.

Real Estate Agents and the like,

I have heard that some of the bigger companies such as Keller Williams or RE/Max will interview you and if they like you but you don't have your salesperson license they will pay for you to complete the required classes and then give you a job after you pass the exam.

I'm wondering if anybody out there has done this or if you work for a broker in SoCal that does?

Thanks in advance for you responses!

Brett