Any real estate agents out there? I'm hoping to get my Cert IV in property services (real estate) next year, but I know nothing about the industry... I would like to know-Do I need to be a pushy person to make sales-Will i get paid even if i dont get sales-Do i have to lie to clients about properties-Do I need to be extremely outgoingAny help GREATLY appreciated :)
No No No No Get a degree and have a back up plan to earn money
no sometimes no yes you will have to doing alot of traveling back and forth to properties
Real Estate is a very challenging field there is a lot of competition, on the other hand if you are good and develop a large clientele you can do very well. Do NOT limit yourself to one area of Real Estate, diversify into several different areas. Best Wishes and Welcome to The Wonderful World of Real Estate!
Do I need to be a pushy person to make sales: No. Just persuasive -Will I get paid even if I dont get sales: No -Do I have to lie to clients about properties: Never, but you must embellish quite a bit -Do I need to be extremely outgoing: having an outgoing personality is a plus. Sexy Will go much further with male clients. advise: try working as a loan agent first at a bank first
number 1- being pushy is pretty common in sales- but in real estate with so many opportunities for the buyer to back out I don't think pushy is a good strategy. But you do need to be very outgoing. Everyone you meet needs to know you are selling real estate for a living and that you are excited about it. All you need is to let them know- you are not trying to force them to buy - just asking them if they do buy to please work with you. number 2- no. You will only get paid when you close a sale. That leads to some desperate people trying to be pushy- like you asked before. Those people will not last long, but they do give sales that name. number 3- no. Don't lie ever. You don't care which property your buyers choose to buy. You will get paid on the one they pick out as the best one. number 4- yes. As I said in the first one, you need to talk to everyone- even those you might not like at all.
