What will you do as a Real Estate Agent?
Prospecting is
the single most crucial element in the business and it's the hardest
part for most agents. Prospecting can be done in a number of ways,
including cold calling, canvassing, bulk mailing, networking, working a farm, sitting open houses, taking
floor time, handing out lots of business cards, working the internet,
and more. The important thing to realize, up front, is that it's not
easy and yet it must be done if you're going to succeed in this
business. Below is just some of the activities agents do, more or
less, on a daily basis:
- Touring new listings, previewing homes, reading real estate and
mortgage financing updates, and generally learning and
keeping informed on what's happening in your market area.
- Learning new techniques and skills, or staying abreast of real
estate related laws and issues, through training classes and formal
course work. You will also be
required to have 12 hours of continuing education every two years
before you can renew your license.
- Taking floor time or running open houses.
- Doing market evaluations on homes and listing presentations to
prospective home sellers.
- Showing homes to prospective home buyers.
- Preparing contracts for purchase and presenting offers for buyers,
or offers from others to your sellers.
- Doing follow up work on contracts, working with mortgage brokers
and lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, home warranty companies,
and attorneys.
- Attending closings with your clients.
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The Great Things About a Career in Real Estate |
The Down Side of being an Agent |
- High Income Potential
- Work Close to Home
- Flexible Hours
- Opportunity for Growth
- Be Your Own Boss
- Investment Opportunities
- Each Day is Different
- It Can be a Lot of Fun
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- It Can Take a While to Begin Earning Money - Paid Strictly by
Commission
- Income Can be Irregular
- It Can be an Emotional Roller Coaster
- It is Hard Work
- You Have to Get Out and Find Business
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If you noticed, there are more good things than bad.
The best thing about a career in real estate:
In the Real Estate
Business you control your own Destiny!
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Career with Armstrong Field, Inc. Realtors
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