To understand the environment to help you identify your desired office location:

• Determine Virtual or Bricks & Mortar
• Identify your desired market area and specialty
• Identify number of sales and competition in your target area/specialty
• Brick & Mortar building:
  Identify desired office location
  Determine who will handle tenant improvements
  Determine who will negotiate leases
  Determine if you will need staff (if so, how many/what functions?)
  Determine if purchase or lease equipment

• Virtual building
• Determine where main office will be
  Caution: Check Homeowner’s Assn. Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (if in an HOA area)

• Determine if you need virtual staff
• Purchase or lease equipment
• Read Short Title: Broker Home Office – Arizona Dept. of Real Estate S.P.S. 2005.15
• Design and order signage

Resources
Virtual Offices: Remote Control – REALTOR® Magazine
Beyond Bricks & Mortar – REALTOR® Magazine
Brokerage Signage – Arizona Dept. of Real Estate