Publisher's Synopsis
Real Estate Agent: How to Become a Real Estate Agent
* You are just starting out in the world of work but find that a college degree is required for most of the jobs that pay a decent wage.
* You are sick and tired of being laid off or having your hours cut back.
* You are chronically unemployed.
* You hate your current line of work and want to change careers.
* You are a recent retiree who realizes those Social Security checks won't provide you with enough money to pay basic bills.
* You have a real hunger to become wealthy.
You may have chosen real estate as your first career. If so, that's great! You will make decent money and you won't ever have to put up with the landmines involved when you work for somebody else.
It is likely, however, that something painful has happened to you in your journey that led you to consider real estate as a career and you now feel the need to take control of your own financial welfare by working for yourself.
Many people start this career late in life. They have learned that sometimes it is best to think outside the box and do something different from the norm, especially when whatever was normal for them can no longer be relied on to pay the bills.
No matter what motivated you to consider reading up on how to become a real estate agent, you just know that it is time to make a change for the better! You are smart to consider real estate as a career!
It is commonly known that real estate is where some of the biggest fortunes have been made. With a career in real estate, it would not be unrealistic to imagine yourself making a six-figure income within just a few years!
Yes, you can make the big money. It does require hard work and strategic planning to get to that figure, however. In this field, you get out of it what you put into it.
There are few barriers to getting into this field. You can learn what they are in this book. Additionally, you need to be capable of learning the various aspects of selling real estate from the college-level courses you will be required to take, and you will need to pass a state exam to obtain your license.
A successful career in real estate requires you to be a particular kind of person. Therefore, you need to take a realistic view at what the job is and what it would require of you. Certain personality traits make certain individuals excel in this line of work. You can find out what those traits are in this book.
If you decide that this is the career for you, you will have all of the tools you need in the resources section of this book to get started.
In this book you will learn:- What a real estate job entails
- What type of person succeeds in real estate
- What the qualifications are for obtaining a real estate license
- How much money is needed to get started
- How to apply for the pre-license education that is required
- How to excel on your state's license examination
- What advice successful real estate investors have
