I want to be a real estate investor for rental properties. Ive been working at different jobs and none of it interests me. I want to be working in the field somehow and get some experience. I am 17 right now and completely clueless as I would get into the industry even at 18 which is just months away. A job as a secretary in an office would be fine I just desperately want to get a real job away from the fast food and retail industry. Thanks for any advice:)
You need capital to be an investor. Unless you have as trust fund that matures when you turn 18 I don't think you will succeed. Training is the answer to getting a decent job. Take a business course at a good Community College and get back to us in three years.
Apply for property management positions - office work or showing condos at new developments. Also ask real estate agents in your area if you can get a finder's fee or bonus for finding listings or buyers for their agency. This means knocking on doors or just talking to people - at church, at school, etc. to find who is selling or buying. You will be amazed how much you learn just doing this - how to read people - what and how to ask questions - and when to leave them be. Agents in my area are so hungry for listings due to low inventory, some are offering a commission to non- agents though if you have a license, the average lead fee is 25% of the listing agent's commission. There are also investors, builders, flippers and rental investors who will pay for lead fees. Many who do foot work are highly valued.
To be truly honest? That's kinda young for a R.E> job, and you're unlikely to get one at this age; sorry.
thanks for all of your unrelated answers guys. More specifically I'm asking if anyone knows of a desk job that usually doesn't require you to be 18, in any kind of real estate business.
A real estate investor is someone who buys properties, and either renovates them to sell for profit, or rents them out for profit. You need to save a lot of money first to begin investing in property, This is not a job in the real estate industry! If you actually want to become a real estate agent - that is someone who works in the industry, go to your local real estate agency and ask for advice on how to get started.
