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Last year around this time I decided that it was time to get serious and think of my future.
2 of my 3 children were attending school full time and the 3rd was in kindergarten which left me with 3 hours in the morning with nothing to do. The conundrum was. . .what do I do? I could go get a part-time job as an admin. assistant, or a retail clerk, but who would allow me to only work for 2 1/2 hours a day? What if I wanted to work in one of my kids classes, or if they were sick and needed to stay home? A “regular” job was not the answer, but what was??
After talking with serveral other moms about what they were doing, I decided to jump in with both feet and become a real estate agent. I know, the timing couldn’t have been any worse with the way the ecomony was heading, but I figured that with the slow down, I could educate myself - this was the perfect time to get on board.
I was right, now was the perfect time. I have had a lot of time to take classes, attend sales meetings, etc. The thing that I am noticing is that there are a lot of agents who are jumping ship, which I can understand - they aren’t getting the same fat paychecks they were getting a couple of years ago. This is why it is perfect for a newbie to get on board, as long as you don’t need a paycheck for awhile! When the ecomomy revs back up, I will be a “seasoned” agent ready to go.
So here we are, waiting for the ecomony to recharge itself. . .
Kandles,
Hang in there girl. I am a real estate broker. Our office lost over 20 agents for the same reason you are talking about in this post.
I have had my license since 1997. I managed big real estate deals. I have only sold residential and commercial sites for the last 3 years.
I formed a team and we were booming. 5 subdivisions. We were mostly in new construction and that my friend has come to a hault. It comes and goes. This business is a cycle. There are times we are going 90 to nothing. Things are slower now. I do not do this for a living. This makes a huge difference. People that were doing it for a living really had to have a steady paycheck. I do not blame them .
You are one smart cookie. Learn everything you can while it is slow. The market will come back and you will have so much knowledge to share.
Good Luck!!!
Thank you both for the above advice and ideas, this is very interesting indeed, I just finished my 1st RE class (home course), hope to take more soon and take my exam maybe in a year or so. I have noticed many local RE offices closing down lately, but I think it will turn around in a while, the things will get back to normal, people will always need to move and buy and sell. Good luck to you both!
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