i plan to go in this. can someone that is going in or in real estate please tell me, so i can make my mind up.
It's a good idea to try to be an office assistant/secretary. It's also common for an individual agent to need an assistant. When I first started, they told me to just hang around in the office and listen to everybody. You would be surprised by how much you learn just being in a real estate office. I started with a Century21 office because they have an excellent training program. Although, it does cost quite a bit of money to be a real estate agent. To get started, the classes cost $500 and the association fees and MLS dues totaled approx. $300. But it probably varies in different states/areas. I will tell you, you do need a financial cushion to begin this career. Agents usually wont make a sale for at least a few months. (in a regular market) Look at it as having your own business; just about everything comes out of your own pocket while your building your business but once you've built it up a bit, it begins to repay you. You may also want to think about doing it part time if your finances cant handle such a change.
John, Please keep ur day job. you may not remember the crash of the Saving/Loans of 80's try finding a Realtor from then. the average realtor doesn't make a 'real income ' the first 2- 3 yrs. National Realtor Assoc. they stay 'pt/tm'. keep ur day job. we work with 'realtors' that are becoming real thin, lately. real estate inspector, appraiser, agent, loan processor ,broker, lots of them fighting for slim pickings.
