Georgia Investor Group

I just passed my real estate exam here in GA and so now my next step is to find which Realtor I would like to work for.. any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

You mean which brokerage? There are many considerations in choosing the brokerage that suits you best. In which area do you want to work? Is there a particular brokerage that is strong in that area? Of the larger brokerages, Keller Williams (I’m a KW agent) is very good at providing new agents with training and mentorship to get them started. Re/Max can be a challenging place for new agents just because their monthly fees tend to be very high. However, I’ve heard some Re/Max offices are offering a traditional commission split model, so it’s worth asking if you want to work with Re/Max. I’ve got no experience with the other major brokerages but if there’s a major national brokerage in the area where you want to work, ask the broker the particulars of their deal with their agents. Small brokerages may be a good alternative if one of them is particularly strong in the area where you want to work. Be sure you ask the brokers you talk to what kind of training they provide to new agents (as well as continuing education support as you continue in the profession), what the commission split is (and the annual cap, if any), what monthly fees you have to pay to the office, and what kind of marketing support the brokerage provides to you. Also what will be required of you — for instance, some brokerages require agents to do desk duty, others don’t. Technological support from your brokerage is very important (at least to me). For instance, at the KW office where I work, our monthly fee (which is very low) includes showcase listings on realtor.com and unlimited ads on ajchomefinder.com in addition to the things KW provides nationally (like a free web site, free syndication of listings to major internet portals, etc.) — these are important elements of how I market my listings and I used to pay a LOT more for them before our office worked out a group deal, thereby saving us all tons of money. Small offices can’t usually compete with a lot of the technology that larger brokerages can provide, but they may give you a leg up as far as expertise in the community, providing good leads, etc. Best of luck! Be sure you have 6-12 month’s worth of money for living expenses in the bank because even experienced agents are taking a big hit right now and real estate is usually a very slow career in which to start making money, even in the best of times.