i don't want to give up the job i have..i wanted to do real estate part time to have some extra money..is that a good idea?
Sure. A lot of people do just that, especially people in big social circles (union members, fire fighters, cops, etc). You should learn a bit about financing too. It's not much more of a stretch and could almost double the income from a home sale if you do the loan too.
I tried it, but it doesn't seem to work. You sit around a real estate office, but you can't do it full time, so you don't get customers that want to trust you. It's no good for part time income. I still am licensed, I don't know why I keep renewing my license...but I don't sell houses...maybe I'll use my license to get a break for my personal purchase or sale, or friends and relatives. Again, it's not the kind of business you can expect to make money part time with...but not to discourage you, ask around, who knows, there may be some kind of property management jobs requiring a real estate licensed person to run.
Real Estate is a great opportunity! I do Real Estate, Mortgages, Investing, and 5 home based businesses! If I can suggest a couple of opportunity's below I think are on a better up turn at this point of time! The Real Estate market is in a slight down turn! I would also suggest before spending all that time to get your license. spend a couple of weeks with a professional and do there job for them for free,.. it will give you the opportunity to see if you would like it before you spend time and money!
Yes Real Estate is a great part time job! Of course you need to analyze the market in the state you live in. There are some start up costs and ongoing costs that you have to be prepared to fork out and if there is an overabundance of real estate licensees in your area it may be difficult to obtain any market share. The best thing to do is get your license and host open houses so that you can find good buyers to work with. I have known many people who have worked in real estate part time on evening and weekends for years and have been able to steadily make an extra 30-50K per year.
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