I interned at an indy firm my last year of college and they offered me a position after I graduated.  I took the position not knowing that the company would split up a year after I started. 

One of the partners asked me to start up another indy firm with him and so I jumped at the opportunity. 

My partner had an idea to go after institutional clients and endowments to try to put them together with a real estate sponsor and get paid a placement agent fee.

Well after all was said and done we spent about a year going after this new business idea and have yet to see a deal close.  We have about 3 good ones in the pipe (Who doesn’t say that right  ) 

Well I have decided that selling real estate is not something I would like to do and would like to build my practice the way I would like to with some guidance.

I never had formal training since the firm was a startup and then it split up.  So I’m seriously considering starting again at a wirehouse.  I would love to relocate to new york and build my practice there.

What firms would you guys recommend I look after and would any firms seriously consider me since I have only been in the industry about 2 years and not much of a book to show for it.
 ( Can take about 2 mm of family accounts with me so pretty much starting from scratch)

I’m willing to do 300 calls a day and whatever they tell me to do to be successful.  Rejection does not bother me and I feel I have a better understanding of the industry then any other rookie.

Any serious advice?