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A:Not so sure about the Boston area, but I can tell you from experience, go and interview with the ones nearest to your home see what they are offering and if you like the manager. No office is usually better than another, it is usually the people and how your personality blends with them.

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A:Every brokerage is different. Pay attention to their pay out plans. With business being tough right now, you want a compensation plan that is not front loaded with a lot of fixed monthly costs, that you will owe regardless of sales. The alternative is to give up a bigger percentage of the commissions you do get, but until you have a sufficient volume of sales and listings going, it's a small sacrifice to make. Play it by ear, literally. When you're in there interviewing take note of how often the phones are ringing. That's a good indicator of where the business is. BTW, my wife ended up at Prudential. Good Luck.

A:I'm currently "broker shopping" myself. Good luck. I don't know much about the Corporation as a whole, but remember that most broker's offices that carry National names are "franchises" of sorts. Though they may have to meet certain Coldwell Banker standards (and provide benefits geared to Coldwell Banker as well I assume) most offices are still independently owned/operated. To say they are "stupid" based on realtor feedback doesn't sound very accurate or logical, unless all of the realtors came from the same office, and that office was mismanaged . It's sort of like saying all McDonalds restaurants are "stupid" because of what happened in one location. One McDonalds restaurant has very little to do with another one. I think you get the point. Whatever your decision, be sure to ask the appropriate questions of ANY office you interview with, like: floor time? costs? MLS? benefits? strick goals? training provided? help with advertising? help with website building? who does paperwork? office assistance setup? who do you call with questions? any other desk (or other) fees involved? percent of sale kept by agent? (weight that against desk fees) Good luck in your search.

A:If they accepted one of the other offers they can't counter with you. The seller is the one who decided yes/no, not the agent. There are lots of houses, move on.