| Real estate can be a great career, but it is not as | | | | family know that you are in the business is |
| easy as it looks to become successful. In my last | | | | expensive. If you are looking for a steady pay check, |
| article I talked about the reasons why you should | | | | this is not the profession to get into. There are |
| become a real estate agent. Before I get into the | | | | always going to be great times and at times it will be |
| reasons of why you shouldn't become a realtor I | | | | terrible. However, the longer you work in real estate |
| want to go over the reasons why you should. First | | | | the more likely you will see a consistency in pay |
| and foremost, the harder you work the more money | | | | checks. |
| you are going to make. Not only can you make a lot | | | | The second reason you should stay out of real |
| of money but there is no limit to how much money | | | | estate is because of the amount of time you need |
| you can make. Another reason why you should | | | | to work to become successful. Not only will you be |
| become a real estate agent is that you can create | | | | working a lot, but you will also work Saturdays and |
| your own schedule. With a flexible schedule you are | | | | even Sundays to do open houses. You need to let |
| able to sleep in when you need to, and go home to | | | | your family know that you are not always going to |
| watch a basketball game during March Madness. I will | | | | be able to have dinner with them, because often |
| get to the reasons why a flexible schedule is not | | | | times you are asked to show homes in the evenings |
| always good a little later. One final reason that you | | | | once your clients have finished their work day. Now |
| should become a real estate agent is because you | | | | you do have the ability to say no on a showing or |
| can have a major impact on a lot of people. If you | | | | two, but it is hard to pass up when you know how |
| like meeting the needs of your peers then this may | | | | much money can be on the line. |
| be the right profession for you. However, before you | | | | The third reason is that it can be very uncomfortable. |
| decide to jump right in, let me explain to you the | | | | Real estate requires a lot of prospecting which |
| reasons why you should think twice about becoming | | | | means you will need to leave your comfort zone. |
| a realtor. | | | | How willing are you going to be to knock on the |
| The main reason why you should stay away from | | | | next door, when the last person you met laughed at |
| real estate is because it is usually based solely on | | | | you? I have been laughed at more than once while |
| commission. That means that if you don't sell | | | | going door to door and it can be very humbling. Are |
| anything, you don't make anything. I was naïve | | | | you willing to call For Sale By Owners? Do you have |
| when getting into the real estate profession about | | | | the drive to stand in front of a crowd to deliver a |
| how expensive it was. I did not realize there were | | | | presentation about your company? I am not the |
| realtor fees every year, nor was I aware of how | | | | most outgoing person, but to be successful in this |
| expensive it was to get a license. You also need to | | | | challenging business you need to get your self out |
| consider the amount of money you will spend in | | | | there, and understand that they are often saying no |
| technology. For example you are going to want a | | | | to what you are selling and not to you personally. |
| good computer that you can bring with you at all | | | | I believe that real estate can be a fun and exciting |
| times. Also, your cell phone bill is going to be higher | | | | career. I can not imagine going back to an |
| than you wanted because people will be contacting | | | | 8:00am-5:00am job because I have too much fun in |
| you at all times. Really the most expensive part of | | | | this profession. However, before you jump into real |
| real estate is the advertising. There are many | | | | estate please consider what you are getting your |
| different methods for advertising but they all seem | | | | self into. |
| to be expensive. Just letting all your friends and | | | | |