Brokerage right out of college

Is starting my career out in investment sales right out of college a bad idea? I have an offer from a company that specializes in net lease deals in the $1MM-10MM range and I’m strongly considering it due to the income potential along with my desire to end up in brokerage. I’m torn between the traditional analyst route and the brokerage route. Some insight would be appreciated.

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It’s all about how hard you are willing to work. I would take a good look at the brokers you are going to work for and see if that is the type of lifestyle you want. NNN is not brain surgery and I know a number of folks pulling in $300K+ who aren’t very talented.

 

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