You can buy OZ real estate and start your own fund. 

Those don't generally get called back because everything on the MLS or in my sphere of knowledge is a "possibility". 

You need to leverage your sphere and find off market opportunities. 

Besides, these are people in your Sphere of Influence and most likely would like to hear from you.

Most new RE agents work their (SOI) "Sphere of Influence" their first few months and let those individuals be your free marketing.

There is no other time in your life where you are around so many and it is seriously a gold mine to expand your social circle/sphere of influence.

With people in the real estate field and even in general, the more people you know, the larger your social circle/sphere of influence will be.

You might want to target specific types of brokerages that focus on the niche you like.A lot of brokerages are just mills knowing new agents do 1 to 3 deals the first year and then quit the business as their initial sphere of influence runs out.

Especially when it comes to marketing yourself and creating momentum.It really depends on how you prefer to learn, what your understanding of the industry is (aside from the exam), and the sphere of people you already have in your network to do business with.Good Luck!

Tell everyone in your sphere you’re a realtor.