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How to Survive the First 6 Months

MIAMI-In the second installment of today's Young Professionals story, Andres Del Corral shares four essential, common-sense tips to help survive the pre-commission days.

By John Salustri | Updated on February 11, 2013

MIAMI-In the first part of this story, which appeared this morning, Andres del Corral explained how he got into the commercial real estate business, and he shared some stark realities about what to expect in the first months of your brand new career.

Del Corral indicated that while you can expect some deals to roll in, they won’t be near the size or volume that will make you an overnight sensation in commercial real estate. And as you wait for your reputation to grow, the challenge is keeping body and soul together. Now the broker with locally based Blanca Commercial Real Estate shares four common-sense tips for how to survive the early, lean times before the big commission checks start rolling in:

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