I am finding it hard to track down a job that allows me to further my knowledge and skills and experience rather than keep me stuck in the mundane (minimum wage) jobs. Is getting a Real Estate license a poor idea, specially since the house market is so horrible? Or could I gain from it?Also, what is the best avenue for getting my license?Thank you.
I can't speak for your area but where I live the real estate license classes used to have about 50 at the peak in 2006, now they have about 10 students per class. From each of the large classes the instructor estimates that only about 1 student still working full-time in real estate. Since you are on commission it can be very difficult starting out. Getting your license though can be fairly easy. Check with the local association of realtors or your local colleges for courses. Every state varies in the number of hours of classes involved. Most likely you will not have to go to around 50-100 hours of class, take the state test and you are an agent.
Whether you're about to get your real estate license, or you've begun your career as a new real estate agent, plans of action will help you to do the right things at the right times for a successful start of your real estate agent career. This is a business. Successful businesses do budgets and know their expenses, as well as projected revenues. Beginning a new career as a real estate agent is exciting and you'll want to hit the ground running. Your long term success depends on many things, but a good beginning real estate business plan is one of the most important. As per my experience, i will suggest you to use real estate software, FreedomSoft, It is a real estate property management software that gives a single login for entire real estate investing business.
