| Real estate can be a very lucrative career, but it | | | | set your own schedule. Just last week I was able to |
| takes hard work, perseverance, and a little luck along | | | | take a few days off, and another agent was able to |
| the way. Many people join the real estate field | | | | cover for me. How often do you wake up and think, |
| because of the potential for great wealth and | | | | if only I could sleep one more hour? As a real estate |
| because of the relative ease of getting a license. | | | | agent we have the flexibility to sleep in and get to |
| Before I explain why you should become I real | | | | work a little later if that fits our needs. Now there |
| Estate agent, I first want to touch on a few | | | | are many times that I work past 5:00p.m but there |
| negatives of being a Realtor. The main drawbacks to | | | | are days where I would rather sleep in and work a |
| becoming a realtor is that it is very expensive, | | | | little later than be exhausted all day. Do you ever feel |
| frustrating, and can be very stressful. When getting | | | | the same way? |
| into this exciting career of real estate, I was warned | | | | The potential income is another benefit of being a |
| that 70% of agents are out of the business within a | | | | realtor. I wrote earlier about how the harder you |
| year. I do not know how realistic that statistic is, but | | | | work the more money that you can make, but I |
| it is obvious that there is a high turnover rate in this | | | | didn't talk about how much money you can make. |
| business. Too much money goes out and not enough | | | | The location of where you are going to work is going |
| money comes in. | | | | to play a major role in how much money you make, |
| There are many reasons that real estate may be a | | | | but there is potential to make a seven figure income. |
| great vocation for you. First and foremost, the | | | | Now a seven figure income will not come easily and |
| harder you work the more money you will make. For | | | | you will likely be working 60-80 hours a week, but it |
| most of you this is not the case for your profession. | | | | is possible if you are willing to take the time, energy |
| You are either on salary or you are getting paid | | | | and expenses to get there. Finally, if you enjoy |
| hourly. No matter how hard you work, you still make | | | | working with others and enjoy fulfilling other people's |
| the same amount of money and often times your | | | | needs this could be your dream job. Everyday is |
| hard work is overlooked. Now you do need to | | | | spent making contacts with clients, prospecting, and |
| produce enough so that you are not fired, but there | | | | getting in front of others. You will be the person |
| is never that incentive to work very hard. In real | | | | they are looking for when they need advice about |
| estate this is the opposite. I wrote earlier about the | | | | buying or selling their home, and they will appreciate |
| high turnover in real estate, but that is mainly do to | | | | all the hard work that you give them. Real Estate |
| the fact that they were not hard enough workers. | | | | provides a vocation that has unlimited potential for |
| If you are willing to work hard and are excited about | | | | income, a profession that allows you to make more |
| getting paid by the amount of work you put in, this | | | | money if you work harder, a very flexible schedule, |
| could be the right profession for you. Second, how | | | | and a chance to make a difference with many |
| many of you are not able to set your own schedule? | | | | people. So if this is something that you are looking |
| A great perk about being a realtor is that you can | | | | for, begin your exciting career in real estate. |