I'm a sophmore in High School, and I'm pretty sure I want to become a Real Estate Agent. 1. What texas college/or out of state college is best for real estate?2. What high school classes should i take now?3. I'm going to do the upper class residental houses; what city? houston?4. Any other tips?Thanks :)
You should take classes that are oriented toward business such as marketing, accounting, salesmanship, business math, English skills, Spanish if you don't already speak it and another language that is used in your part of Texas. You will need practical skills such as typing and computer use, public speaking and so on. I got my basic real estate sales course in the local community college and then I took the State exam after successfully passing the basic course. Each state has its own requirements and in FL that course was what was required. Once you have passed the state licensing exam you have to select a broker with which to work. I suggest that your best approach is to set an appointment with a local real estate broker and interview him or her. Take your questions with you and a notebook to write down the answers. Find out if there is an agent that would be willing to let you shadow her (go with her) and watch and listen to how she works her business.
Residential real estate does not require a college degree. In Texas it is about the equivalent of two years of college but a lot of people do it much quicker than that is a private school. I wanted a college degree. I felt like it would help me communicate with clients that have a degree. Almost any state college would have the appropriate classes and would be fine. High school classes would include any classes to do with business. Balancing account books and such. Which city to start working in depends on where you have contacts- where you are most familiar. If you go to U of H maybe you could work at a real estate company in some secretary position or assistant position and see how things work while you are going to school. Being a real estate agent is not a job. You are contract labor and that means that even though you are working at a brokerage company- you are pretty much starting a business. You must be self driven- no one will have a financial interest caring if you succeed or fail.
