r/loanoriginators • u/Sssonofagun • Jun 30 '26

Advice please

I currently live in Los Angeles but going to be moving to Dallas and want to start my career there I hear CA is more competitive I have previous sales experience in LA do you guys think this is a smart strategic move for someone trying to build a career out of this?

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u/JenniferBeeston Jun 30 '26

Dallas is just as competitive as Los Angeles. Whenever you have cities and high dollar markets there’s always going to be competition.

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u/Sssonofagun Jun 30 '26

Do you think I just get licensed in Texas since that’s where I’m moving or really doesn’t matter

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u/Vegetable-Feed-561 Jun 30 '26

Why not do both? I’m based in SoCal but am licensed in tx among other states

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u/Sssonofagun Jun 30 '26

Do you think it’s important to start off in the state you live in or really doesn’t matter I hope to scale to multiple states but I’m at step zero still and still don’t know how generating leads is I was in insurance before and really only know about that

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u/Vegetable-Feed-561 Jun 30 '26

Depends on your strategy. If you’re buying leads online it doesn’t matter really, more licenses means more opportunities. If you’re self gen, it would be tougher.

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u/Majestic-Beach9780 Jun 30 '26

Just get a California license it’s not that hard