What is the Average salary of a Real Estate Agent?
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10% COMMISSION ON SALE PRICE
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According to Salary.com, you should be making between:\n$52,103 $57,604 $64,508 \nThe median salary is $57,604. \nOf course where you live will have a big impact on these amounts. \nGo to Salary.com and enter your job and your zip code it will tell you what the average person in your area makes at your job.
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That depends on their contract with the broker. Each office is different. Talk to many office brokers and ask to see their contract. While you are at the office, note how busy they are. Be sure to ask what your commission split will be when you start and at what level does it change. Also many offices now offer a salary + commission program. This might be best to start out. Most real estate agents work for less than $15 / hr.. You have to build your business to increase your income.
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real estate agent.  easy to enter the business, you just need to get the RE license, flexible working hours.  the only problem is you'll get pay only when you make a deal, but if you can make a deal the commission can be as much as a several thousand dollars.
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I have been in real estate for 10 years.  It takes the average agent about 4 months before they see their first deal.  I takes about a year to really see some measure of success.  I have seen agents have up and down careers, meaning a good year then a not so good year.  True financial gain exists in this business.  I have seen more success on the investment side than the sales/listings side of the business.  It takes anywhere from 2 to 5 weeks to complete the pre-licensing classes and they cost about $325.  Once you complete the required course, you have to take the state and national exams.  When you pass those, you can place your license with a real estate broker and get started.  It is a very exiting business.  It takes a lot of time and it cost money to get your name out there, via advertising, etc...\n\nGood luck in your career.  BTW...the competition isn't that fierce.  Any broker will tell you that there are probably 100,000 licensed agents and only about 5% that really do the business.
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Some areas off the top of my head are as follows: Law enforcement, security, private security, probation, juvenile and adult probation officer, and corrections.  I would say the average salary is around 30,000 depending on where you are.
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Interview several real estate agents before you sign up with one. Ask questions and select one with whom you feel comfortable.  Don't ask if the fee is negotiable. All real estate fees are negotiable. Typically, real estate agents charge a percentage, from 1% to 4%.\nhttp://homebuying.about.com/od/realestateagents/tp/Agentinterview.htm
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Generally no salary. Standard commisions are 6% for the sale of a house.  25% goes to the listing agent, 25% goes to the selling agent,25% goes to the listing broker, and you guessed it, 25% goes to the selling broker.  In any market, the listing agent/broker always make money, since lots of agents can sell the property you have listed.  In supply and demand, always be on the supply side in real estate.
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Also depends on what they are Selling.  Since most realtors are compensated on a commision basis if you sell more expensive property you will recieve a higher commision.  For more information on reality check out the association website:
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6% has been the standard (3% to buyers agent, 3% to sellers agent). Now fees have gone down to 2-2.5% for each agent. If there is an agent selling their own house he shouldn't have a fee as they'd have to pay income tax on it. The seller has the pay the fee, so they would just be paying themselves.
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According to the National Association of Realtors, as much as 84% eventually end up with a Realtor.  Realtors often get a bad rap, but the truth of the matter is that they bring in more potential buyers than a person could likely do on their own.  There are two reasons for this.  The first one is marketing.  Realtors pay to market your property in newspapers, magazines, the internet, and television.  More exposure means more potential buyers.  The second reason is that Realtors have strength in numbers.  Let's say there are 1,000 Realtors in your area.  Those Realtors have customers they are working with.  Isn't it more likely that 1,000 professionals can find a buyer than it is 1 person with little to no experience can find a buyer?\n\nCan you save money by not going with a Realtor?  Yes.  A house is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.  You may put up a sign and the next day someone comes and buys it.  Unfortunately, that scenario isn't very likely.  Going with a Realtor is more of a safe bet.  You are likely to get more potential buyers coming to look at it, which increases your odds of finding someone that is going to offer what you want.  Realtors also help negotiate the sales price, handle all of the paperwork, keep up with deadlines for you, and make it an all around less stressful experience.\n\nMy advice: if you are hesitant, just list the house FSBO.  If you don't get any good offers after a month or so, list with a Realtor.  The fee is negotiable.  If you still are uncomfortable with paying the commission, then just raise the price of your house to cover it.  Good luck.
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The real estate world is one of the most divergent businesses around.  In almost any activity in life, the 80/20 rule applies: 80% of the goods are earned by 20% of the people.  (Also, 80% of the value in a project is created by 20% of the effort, it takes the other 80% of the effort to get things finished.)  In real estate, the split is 93/7: 93% of the money is split between 7% of the real estate agents.  \n\nThere are a lot of reasons for this:\n\n-- It's sales, either you're motivated and getting the job done, or you'renot\n-- A lot of people do this part time for their own homes and those of family members\n-- There is a lot of competition out there\n-- Real estate businesses take years to build a recognizeable reputation (vs. most other businesses can do it within a year)\n-- Without a lot of transactions (one or two a month for most full-time professionals), one bad deal can really change how much money is made during the year\n\nIf you want to make it as a real estate agent, I'd give you the following pointers:\n\n-- Shop your first broker VERY carefully.  Make sure they've got a system for you to implement, make sure you're going to get a mentorship program, and make sure that other new agents you interview at the brokerage got the things they were promised.  \n-- Be sure you have a decent sales approach.  I recommend The New Conceptual Selling (a good book on sales management) and Prospecting Your Way to Sales Success by Bill Good (Kind of corny, but a day-by-day approach to prospecting--which is very different than selling, by the way)\n-- Be sure you've got an income for the first year or so.  Maybe a spouse can work, some money is saved up, something like that\n-- Be sure you have a niche in mind before you start (a specific neighborhood, investments, commmercial (which has many niches involved), new construction, sellers only, buyers only, etc.).  Stick to that niche only and refer all the other business to others in your brokerage (you'll get a split on what they are good at, and you'll spend your time getting good at your one thing)\n-- Surround yourself with the most competent professionals (have two good mortgage people, one that does most everything for you FAST, and the other that only does HARD deals; an escrow officer, and an appraiser).  You'll work with others, but if you know who does their job well, that will save a lot of your own time from saving deals that others were messing up.  \n\nI worked the business for a while, got out when the ups and downs were too much for me, and found that the things I was working on came through eventually.  I'd be much more secure financially today had I stuck with it.\n\nFeel free to contact me through Yahoo! Answers if you have any follow-up questions.\n\nGood luck!
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It is going to vary pretty widely based on experience and location.  You can find the appropriate range for you at salary.com - \nhttp://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_display.asp\n\nsearch by job "marketing" and your zip code for the range in your area.\n\nHope this helps!
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Go to salary.com and type in your location. It really does depend on location.
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yes i think there is good money in it, i know a few salesmen who have quite a bit . im not sure what the pay is , maybe you could talk to a local salesmen, good luck
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usually 0 - they work 100% commission.  So you get out of it, what you put into it.  A realtor is a tough job though - in California, there are more realtors then houses where sold this year.
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go to salary.com to get a range. Travel agents are a dying breed. The internet negates them.