im 22 yrs old and im in school to become an interior designer. i recently decided id like to try real estate. i have knowledge of architecture and design. what next?
hi, since that is my job as well, you would need to educate yourself about the real estate market in the country you are willing to stay in and also in general, you also have to make good list of contacts that would be useful for you to network, that is enough for today ;)
as MY PEERs stated, get locally educated by s private, certified school and under the difference between being a buyer of RE and an agent for others......very odd but enjoyable world. While you are chewing on the education needed, keep in mind that most RE agencies are SELLER /listing agencies and few are buyer's agents. IF you HANG your license with a vanilla agency, you will need to subscribe to the local National Assn of Realtors, to me--a waste of $. Am available to coach you
You don't need to be 21, or a minimum of now not in a few states. I acquired my truly property license on the age of nineteen and feature been/and shall be operating as an assistant till this summer time while I will begin being an entire time truly property agent. Most most likely a manufacturer will take you in, however preserve in brain that promoting high priced residences and gaining recognize shall be tougher than you at first imagined, exceptionally if you're simply promoting as a facet activity.
Most (all?) states have a requirement that you take a certain number of hours of classes, and that you then pass an examination. For instance, you might need to take 60 classroom hours. Classes are often offered by the real estate companies in your area. That's where I took my classes. Sometimes they're also offered at community colleges. So: Call (or check on the web) the major real estate companies in your area. Ask them if they offer classes on becoming an agent. Many of them will have a couple-hour introductory program explaining the process in your state. I personally recommend an intensive program, rather than one stretched out. Don't do the 3-hours a week for the next 20 weeks program. By the end, you'll have forgotten a lot of critical information. Choose the 1-week or 2-week intensive program. After you take the required courses, you'll then take a state licensing exam. If your preparation was good, the questions on the state exam will closely resemble what you learned in class. (That was the case with me.) You take the exam and hopefully pass. (With good courses, there should be a 75%-85% pass rate or higher.) Once you pass and are licensed, you affiliate with a broker, and you're ready to go. Hope that helps.
