i am looking for a job in real estate or some sales job can anyone help?
I have several friends in real estate. The market is tough right now but houses are still selling. You will need to find a really top agency in your area that will draw customers and understand that referrals are a huge part of your business so make sure that you have lots of good contacts.
Matthew, If you're still interested after reading Ken's ramblings, I suggest you consider that it is difficult to break into this field. You should have at least 6 months cash reserves available or a spouse that will support you through that time. Ken's valid point, however, is that many Realtors ( not all ) give more emphasis on closing at any cost, than on giving fair and accurate information. Know your profession and be honest with your clients. The cream rises to the top. Also consider, your work schedule is not 9 to 5. Mostly your evenings and weekends are shot. Your phone will ring at all times and you have to be on all the time. It's a very tough business. Of course it can be done. But in a crummy market like this, you will really work hard to prosper. Good luck with your choices.
The biggest problem that I have seen with realtors is that they do not know how to accurately value a house. All they know is a bunch of sales baloney. That does not provide me as a buyer with any value whatsoever. If a realtor wants to have the privilege of representing me as a client, I expect that realtor to be willing and able to give me an accurate and competent estimate value of the true value of the house before I make an offer on it. Instead all I have seen is a bunch of realtors who are full of a lot of sales baloney but who have absolutely no competence when it comes to providing accurate information about the value of the house. How can a realtor do a good job representing a buyer if they do not know how to value a house? One of the most important pieces of information a realtor can give a buyer is an accurate estimate of what a house is worth so you know how much to offer and when you should walk away if the seller is not realistic about what his house is really worth. I am in the market for a house right now and I have talked with a number of realtors. They are all anxious to have me buy a house from them, but none of them can do a convincing analysis of what the houses are really worth. I have found my best source of information to be a real estate appraiser that I know. In fact I have recommended to him that he get his real estate license, because he would be much better than any of the realtors that I have talked to when it comes to providing an accurate estimate of the value of the house rather than a bunch of sales B*** S***. I recommend that if you are serious about real estate as a career that you get your appraisal license first and get at least several years experience as a real estate appraiser before you get your real estate license and start representing clients who want to buy real estate.
Hi, okorder and looking for threads like this, there is an agent to agent area that you can read a lot about which agency might be best for you. I do recommend that once you get licensed, choose an agency that has a LOT of house listings, as that makes the phone ring. Good luck, Real Estate is fun and rewarding.
