This is very useful thank you!
One question, what do you mean by a competing broker?
Originally posted by
@Brian D. Beatty:
Hello Stephanie,
Most important questions for me were:
1- Is the broker or manager, of your specific office, considered a competing broker? Or is any of their spouses/relatives active agents in the office? (If yes to either of these, you will highly unlikely get any leads, that come in).
2- On-board training, how long and is it free?
3- Any cost to join, desk fees, other than business cards, name badge, etc.
4- Mentoring available? And at what cost?
5- Commission split? All are going to sound bad at first. Once you have gained experience and show your talent, it's all negotiable.
6-How many agents are in the office? How are office leads spread out? Does the company pay for general lead generation.
7-What costs are they willing to split? Copies, folders, postage, sign installation, signs. It all adds up.
In my area you pay your Realtor board fees and MLS access yourself.
Do your own research from places like glass door and indeed, to see if they have good employee reviews. Also see what their customers say about them.
Good luck, you are considered a self employed contractor by most. So they are usually happy to train you on their processes. Unless you team up with an existing agent or team, you are off on your own. If you thought pre-lisencing was fun, wait for your on-boarding training. There will be Company training, realtor organization training and MLS training. You are so busy going to classes for the first few months, you'll be ready for a vacation!
Hope this helps, if you want more information, let me know?
Thanks,
Brian Beatty
