A short YouTube clip by Steve D Valentine advising that new real estate agents should seek structured team environments and explicitly negotiate training commitments. He recommends interviewing for coaching and committing to a defined training period (e.g., a year), arguing structure can provide income stability, freedom, and consistent business-building for some people.
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The reality is, I think structure is good, and I think you have to interview for the structure that you want. And I think most people do this the wrong way. I think you didn't. They're looking at straight, like, what are the fees are, rather than what am I being coached in and through for the next year or six months or whatever that commitment is, and being firm on the commitment that, hey, I'm new, I'm here, I'm committing to you for a full year for the training, and I'll work my ass off and then we'll revisit at the end of the year as to what I want to do. I don't think there's enough clear conversation in that. And I do think some people should start on a team, get some structure. Obviously, these people are successful and some of them run things like Nazis, right when it comes down, very regimented. And I think that helps you build a consistent real estate business that I get to go into work, I get to do my things, have a little bit of freedom, but I'm also earning an income that I really wanted to do that I couldn't do on my own. And that's right for some people. And maybe in the beginning, some people thrive in that arena and that's where they need to stay.