While a brand is a brand is a brand, there are many things to consider when looking to join a brokerage and/or a team.
I personally interviewed several before I picked the office/team that I felt would launch my career in the right direction.
I wanted to know what the Broker, Brokerage, team leader could do for me. Not sell them on what I could do for them.
There are so many things that you need to evaluate when picking the right place to hang your hat (or license in our case).
After being in the business a few years here are some things that I would want to know well before splits come into discussions.
- How many offices do you have and where are they located?
- Will I have access to all of the offices?
- Do you have space to hold seminars or events?
- Do you have any partnerships with developers?
- Do you have relationships with pre-construction brokerages?
- Do you get allocation from these pre-construction brokerages?
- Does the brokerage do independent advertising and do you generate leads?
- How are leads distributed?
- Does the manager trade or access leads?
- What expenses do you pay for?
- What marketing materials are provided?
- Do you have a commercial division?
- Do you have a pre-construction division?
- What can you do to help me reach my goals?
- What are your plans as a brokerage? Is there anything you have coming up that could impact my business?
There are many more. Just something to ponder when you're looking at different brokerages and what they have to offer.