All Forum Posts by: Daniel Swersky

Duly noted. Thanks Cody.

@Andrew Holmes

@Cody L.   

Thank you both for the replies. 

I generally welcome hard work and I'm pretty good at talking to strangers (I bartended my way through college), so this is not really the cause of my apprehension. 

I am exploring different ways to get in to real estate and would be ecstatic to land a job at a RE development firm. You see, I am just not driven primarily by money. I am more concerned with learning the business, making the contacts, and eventually edging my way to my final goal: developing. Given the above info, does it sound to you like brokerage is a good direction to take? Or should I pursue a job at a development firm instead, even though the pay would be far less? 

Thank you again for taking the time to reply. 

Hey guys, This is actually my first post on BP. Thank you in advance for the help. 

I recently went for a first round interview at Marcus & Millichap for a sales associate position. I was told that the first 6-12 months mainly entails cold calling and prospecting from 9-5 with no money being made within that time period. To be honest, it sounded like a "boiler room" type of environment with little to no emphasis being placed on facetime with clients or learning about ones area by being in the field. 

Do I have an accurate depiction of the workplace environment? Are all the large investment firms this way? Can someone give me insight in to what to expect if I take this job? 

Thanks!