I am changing careers and I want to obtain a real estate sales person license. I am considering Kaplan school as I need to take online classes. Thoughts, reviews or suggestions on this school? Does an employer care what school you get your license from?
Employers don't care where you went to school, they only care whether or not you are licensed. You should be aware that real estate courses are usually designed to simply get you past the state exam and fulfill required classroom hours. To be even better qualified try taking some marketing classes too since the majority of what a Realtor does is marketing. Still the real education will come when you enter into the business. Good Luck.
Law is the type of carrier that you will have to ALWAYS continue studying, updating, learning the new laws, etc. There are an insane amount of lawyers out there and the older we are the hardest it is to succeed in this field. Not to mention that like you said you will be in debt for something you are not sure you will get your money back for those loans + survive. I would go for the Real Estate or Loan Officer license because your investment is very little if any, most anyone out there can do it, the market is going to stabilize in about a year, and is very rewarding. (You won't have to defend a criminal knowing he/she is guilty) but rather help someone else fulfill a dream. Good luck!
