Hello BP, my name is Ryan and I am 15 years old turning 16 in a couple of months. I have been studying real estate in the southern Orange County area for about 6 months now by constantly watching real estate podcasts and learning from successful real estate agents online. Also I get experience from reading books about real estate. I plan to be a commercial real estate broker in the future by going to college and getting my license there. My question is, should I attempt to join a firm for commercial / residential to either be an intern or shadow a broker to get the maximum experience before I turn 18? Mainly because I want to know exactly what to do when I get my license. I already know how to get listings and I know all the real estate vocabulary mostly from books I have read, but I want to take the next step and be an intern at a firm that is real estate related. Also on occasion I walk to open houses to speak with the agents/brokers about the business and to improve my speaking skills because I know speaking is a huge key in sales. Also by speaking to them it allows me to better understand the market as well. So should I look to join a firm and if so how should I get into one at such a young age? I am determined to start early and work as hard as I can to be the best broker I can possibly be.
Thanks for your time.
Also what would be better, residential or commercial? Maybe even both at the same time?
Thanks.
