Quote from @Tyler Fontaine:
Thats good. Interview as many as you can.
Ask them what kind of support can they offer?
Will someone help you with contracts?
Is there someone to help you "put out fires" on a sunday afternoon when you are in a time crunch?
Is there a niche that the agent/team focuses on in RE? Multi-fam Investments, Single Fam Homes, Commercial, etc.
Do they actively own and invest in real estate themselves or do they just do it as a job?
Does the agent/team continue to learn? What are they reading? Courses they take? Etc.
Ask yourself, Does this person live a life I want to live and operate a business how I want to operate a business in the future? If the answer is no - they aren't your people.
I have applied to a few brokerages and it seems to be taking a while to get to that interview. I know I am impatient haha, is there any other way you suggest to bridge that connection? I've tried texting/cold calling a few agents at brokerages that I am interested in. Some have been helpful, but others seemed uninterested helping out. I'm usually pretty good about sending a text before straight up cold calling. Any thoughts on this?