From: The Shadow 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.real-estate
Subject: Re: Surviving as a new agent with no commission??? How do you do
 it?
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:59:41 -0400

to my knowledge only foxtons pays salary + commission, but that wouldn't 
be my suggestion on where to work...

You have to budget, or have money in the bank to cover expenses for a 
little while.  Remember you are starting a business

jsh347@gmail.com wrote:
> Surviving as a new agent with no commission??? How do you do it?
> 
> At the moment I am not working, but I am studying for my real estate
> license. I plan to start working in about 2-3 months.  How do you start
> out and survive with no income while you await your first commission?
> (I recently relocated from out of state and am on unemployment from my
> last job, but that will be ending about the time I plan to start
> working in RE)
> 
> Do agencies pay you a salary when you first start out or what?
> 
> Any suggestions or ideas would be great!  Thanks!
>