Pros
They give people a chance to sell homes who have never done real estate before or have any experience in it. The money is relatively good, and the profit sharing is great! They match you and if you stay with the company long term it could be lucrative. I've sold a ton of homes and the Buyers are really wonderful. I also had a great project manager who taught me everything I needed to know about the construction in a couple of well spent days.
Cons
The pay is commission and they use a quota system. So, if you have a great month, the next month they can raise your quota, meaning you have to sell more houses to make the same amount of money. My manager expects me to be in constant communication even on my days off, so I never really have any. My manager doesn't really either, though. Management will constantly contact you even on their days off and expect a fast response. The hours that you actually work are very long and if you don't attend the "after hour" parties put on by management you are ostracized as not being a team player. I've seen other people who wanted to apply for different positions in the company, to move up or into something new, be told they were not allowed to apply. I guess you have to get an endorsement by your supervisor. So if they don't want you to move into a better position because maybe you are helping them look good or making their job easier, they can pretty much make you stay right where you are. The paperwork is a nightmare. I think the CEO is technology allergic. I saw a lovely girl quit because she said it was just too stressful and the pressure to sell, sell, sell was too much for her. She felt she was too young to endure it and didn't care about making less money - just wanted less stress and a day off. Management really hassled her to stay, because she was selling and was good. It is like that, though. Of course its your job to sell, but to constantly get added pressure from you manager calling you and emailing you for a sale can get stressful. It may just be my division, which does have a very high turnover rate and these could be part of the reasons. I saw a lot of people leave and when I was first hired most of the people I had met had just started within a year or so.