Should I take the commission only real estate job as a start?

Hi,

My thought would be also to run a mile. You have to eat. My start in the finance industry was a commission only job, and while I did it to 'fund my way' into a better role later on it was a night mare – 2nd only to the absolute unscrupulous mortgage broker who was desperate for 'finance professionals' to 'join his growing team' and convinced me to leave a reasonable job to work for him on a 'retainer & commission', which at the deferred start date changed to 'commission only' and then only if you solicited a 'valuation fee' up front of $350 from clients (valuations were never done though). A year that cost me a lot of hard earned savings that one that's for sure.Only reason I go into all that is to confirm that any 'commission only' position is not really even a job. There are no ties, no  proper training, no commitment from the 'employer' or group, some even expect you to pay for the 'qualified leads' they 'give you' in advance. R/E agents that offer this type of role are at the bottom of the pond scum simply put. Even a 'crude retainer' of a few hundred dollars a week is essential in any sales role…….or why wouldn't you work at Macca's as already mentioned?!?

Hope that helps – and all the best with what you decide.

Cheers
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Hi Je,

Looks like you being sent on a wild goose chase… Let me put it in perspective for you.  You are selling investment property.  Which means lets say you get a sale.  They put a 10% deposit down and then they pay the rest on the date of settlement which could be a year or 2 away.  Do you get money when it settles or when the deposit is paid down or a bit of both.

The other thing is.  Only 5% of Australian's actually buy an investment property in their lifetime of those 5% something like 10% actually have more than 5 investment properties.  Now if your one of those 5% of Australians that want to buy an investment property.  Which means you are willing to invest most (if not all) of your savings into an investment property.  Are you going to go with someone who is young and doens't have experience vs someone that is old and wise and has a few investment properties of their own?

In case you are wondering I also thought about selling investment property or property in general and let me tell ya after doing some other souly comission work it wasn't worth it for me. 

Now if you need help getting a job casual/part time or otherwise let me know. I write killer resumes and I can tell you when to apply for certain jobs

I still say give it a go for a few weeks. They are using you, make sure you use them. Ask lots of questions, milk the training, talk to as many potential clients as possible. Hassle the Directors and other sales folks for information, constantly. Hell, be a nuisance, treat the place like your own personal library or university. Most importantly, you are there to learn. If you earn, hooray, but it doesn't seem likely given the experience of others.

You don't have living expense problems, so I fail to see the risk here. All you are giving up is your time.

Definately keep your resume out there and be on the hunt for a better job. I think the admin route is an awesome idea, when the offer comes. In the meantime, learn, learn, learn.

And if you hate it, simple, quit. Again, I fail to see the downside for your circumstances.