Here are 30 answers from when this question was asked the other day.

What Fred Griffin said. This question seems to be asked and answered on a daily basis. But for me, after 25 years in the business, I don't need a relationship with a principal broker. All I want is someone who is honest and trustworthy and available in the event I have a question or issue.

Please review Fred Griffin response.  Beware of those selling kool-aid ... 

Follow th reading advice of Fred Griffin and you will be fine!

Give me a call Brian Winter , I will get you set up with the best!

It is important to get a good start and that means mentoring or training. Be sure to ask what those options are. If you don't know what to do, the chances of failure are greater.

Fred Griffin has your answer.  Good Luck.

Select the office that will best meet your personal needs.

I like to be surrounded by highly successful people.

Thank yu Fred Griffin ..question answered!

Brian,

Read Fred Griffin 's link.  A

You have many great answers here.

I looked at the questions asked before and this one has a lot of great answers.

What Fred Griffin said and I second what Kathleen Daniels said about the kool-aid. 

As a newbie, it's essential.

I would suggest that you interview as many brokers as you can.  Write what's important to you and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Getting started is the key. It changes the way you think followed by the way you act. Any Broker will do. In time you will know all about Brokers. Keep in mind that in this business agents tend to be their own boss

Interview a lot and see if the shoe fits.

The broker should offer LOTS of education, and be available when you need them.

Lots of things.

Hi Brian,

Your question has been asked a few times in the past - so I thought I'd share some past Q&A threads with you (there are many answers to peruse):

- What qualities are important when looking for a broker to work for?
- Just getting started in a career in Real Estate. How should I go about looking/choosing/applying for my first broker to work for?

- What qualities are important too look for when choosing a broker to work for?

- What qualities are important to look for when choosing a broker to work for? #2
- What should I be looking for in an employing broker?

Hope those help. Have a great day, and best of luck in pursuing and securing your license! 
-Tim

The best advice I can give you is to learn to do independent research. This very same question has been asked here by the likes of you at least several dozen times, so look it up! If you continue to ask repetitive questions, you will get nasty comments from some of the members.

The relationship is crucial. Unfortunately, you won't really know about that relationship until after you get married. The extraction becomes very costly.

My advise is abandon those efforts to assess soft attributes in the selection of a broker. You can not measure trust, efficiency, dedication, training, compensation, culture and relationship while seated in the office with the broker. All you can do is take measure of the sweetness of the words.

Sweet word quickly turn bitter in the presence of disappointment.

Your duties are:

1. Have your real estate agent business plan completed.

2. Ask the broker the only two questions for which you need data.

3. Based on that data, you can derive the FACTS regarding all aspects of the broker office.

4. Be the CEO of your real estate business and let the facts guide your decisions.

Brian Winter Choose a Broker you have good rapport with and one who has a good mentoring and training program.

Ask for advice from some local Realtors.

Interview many brokerages.  Get the answers to these questions, and make the best decision you can:

Interview at least 3 brokers. As a new agent, training should be a top priority. Make sure you go with someone who is ethical and has a good reputation. From there, look at your personal needs.

Interview with KW 

Roy Kelley nailed this one!

Trust is #1, Brian Winter.

There is a lot of good information about the topic of "new agent" here.

This question has been asked dozens of times and answered even more.

I would read some of the back questions asked...

This is asked very week. I am surprised taht the instructor doesns't get this said in class