Help!! ~ How do I get into real estate?
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Since you did not indicate which state you live in, this website provides links to each state:  http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/Real_Estate_License/\n\nEach state has different requirements that one must fulfill before getting a license.  For example, in Texas, one may take the required pre-licensure courses online (210 hours must be completed prior to taking the exam), but the actual licensing exam must be taken at an authorized testing center.  Upon obtaining one's license in Texas, a 30 hour SAE course must be taken each year for the first 3 years of licensure and after that, a 15 hour MCE course must be completed once every 2 years from that point forward.  Incidentally, the Texas exam is reported to be one of the hardest in the country, along with the Florida exam.  \n\nAs real estate is based on referral and repeat business, the first year is the hardest, so anyone who works full time at another job will have a difficult first year in real estate, as he/she cannot devote full attention to being an agent due to having another job.\n\nReal estate is a very expensive industry to work in.  So be prepared to be nickeled and dimed.
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I'm a real estate broker and have found there's no best way. There are many ways and you should use them all. Referrals, farming, canvassing, newspaper FSBO's and Internet free classifieds are the most populars.
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First you have to become a licensed Realtor. That entails taking a class and passing it. After you pass the test, you take a state board exam. If you pass the board you have to work under a licensed Broker for a certain amount of time. After that, you do the same as above except you do it to become a licensed Broker.\n\nIf you can find a company to sponser you and give you a job when you have completed the Realtor portion, they will usually pay all your expenses for school.\n\nIt is not easy to complete. It is not an easy job either. You have to work week ends, be on call for your clients day & night. Keep up with all the listings, meetings, seminars, etc.\n\nIt is demanding at best. If you have kids, I wouldn't even consider it. The only real difference between a Realtor and a Broker is the Broker makes more money. But it takes a long, long time to build a business as a Broker. Unless, of course, you can get in with someone else that is already established. You can handle closings and money as the Broker. You also have the total responsibility for all the people who license under you. \n\nLong story short, there are no short cuts in the Real Estate business.
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Find out what you need to do in your State regarding the schooling required. In CA you needs so many credits in a College or to enroll in a real estate school. Then take a test. Go to you states web site and search for real estate. (DRE)
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I did a real estate class and they said teachers make excellent real estate agents.  Must be that patient hand-holding and explaining!  You could make big bucks doing that, the process to get a real estate license isn't that difficult, you could be licensed by the end of July or so if you get crackin' now.
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I don't think any college experience is necessary to get in real estate.  \n\nAll you need is the drive and PR skills to sell the crappiest dumps for the highest price possible... and/or have the capital to buy the nicest places at the lowest price and the savvy to resell them even higher.\n\nIt's a very competitive environment, better be ready to fight your way through
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Tony, you're asking alot of specific real estate questions in a short period of time. I don't suppose you're taking an online course or something? Why don't you study instead of asking others for the answers? You'll never learn this stuff if you don't try. Might be a good idea to learn it--might keep you out of prison...
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The best way to go about is starting with single family homes or duplexs.  You'll get a taste of being a landlord.  With apartments it can be tricky.  Also, think about liquidity.  Apartment buildings are much more difficult to sell.  \n\nOnce you've established yourself with duplex's and houses then think monopoly.  Trade them in for the apartment complex. Good luck
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You should search yahoo answer first.  Similiar questions have been asked before.\n\n- Get pre-approval from a lender\n- Get a realistic estimate of the house you like to buy\n- find a realtor
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A good Realtor will act as a transaction manager for all aspects of buying or selling a home.  They take listings, create brochures, ask for showing feedback, present offers and help sellers with negotiations, help find a lawyer and inspector, answer questions, give listing reports, work open houses, show homes to buyers and more.\n\nYou can search for classes in your area by typing (your state) Real Estate Classes into yahoo.  That is how I found the pre-licensing class in my area.  Some community colleges also have real estate classes.  You can also call the broker/manager at local offices and ask them about classes.  A number of brokers also teach at their office.\n\nKeep in mind these classes teach you the law and ethics or real estate.  They don't get into much detail about the day to day life of a Realtor or how to find buyers or sellers.  You learn all that on the job.\n\nAfter you pass the class you will have to take an exam in order to get your license.
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You should start by contacting a couple of the larger real estate companies in your area.  Most of the big ones will have training programs and recruitment programs designed to help you succeed after you are done with your licensing classes.  Getting a license and knowing how to be a good agent are two different things.\n\nFinding someone to hire you will be the easy part.  Finding someone to train you for success is the hard part.  Real estate is not easy to get started in, you should plan on keeping a part-time waitressing job or something to keep your bills paid while you get started.  If you don't, be prepared to go 3-6 months before seeing your first paycheck.  Most people don't have that kind of savings sitting around.
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I don't have real estate background.\n\nI change career and am now into MLM. If you are changing career, I encourage you to explore it too as an option. \n\nA website I recommend is www.network-marketing-works.com.
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All these answers are fairly good. Find a Real Estate office or two and "adopt" them. Go to their weelky sales meetings. Give out pens. Sponsor "Home Buyer" seminars. Be a public Speaker for any group that is available. Never visit RE offices on Fri afternoon. No one there except the"Floor Agent".  Although that may be a first relationship for you. Talk to everyone. Wear a name tag everywhere. Never dress sloppily even when in the grocery store. Never High Pressure for leads.\nWe always need lenders. Primary and secondary markets. \nGood luck.
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If I were a new Realtor, just getting into the business, an "instructor" who learned from a book or school, rather than experience, is not someone whom I would feel confident learning from.  Let me tell you why....\n\nRealtors jobs are pretty basic....find a client, find a house, sell them the house.  Or it could be....find a client that wants to sell their house, then find the client that wants to buy their house....  Pretty simple huh???  Well...not really.  In between all of those pretty "simple" things, you need experience.  Things happen in the real estate experience that nothing in books is going to teach you to deal with. \n\nThe best real estate "instructors" are the ones that have been successful in real estate, and or at least they have been doing it for years and they are now teaching others.\n\nPlease do not think that you can just go and get some kind of instructors license to teach Realtors how to do their jobs, when you yourself would not even know except by the book that would teach you.  Real estate does not work that way...please don't try to make it work that way...
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Contact your local real estate company.  They would know everything there is to know about which classes to take where.  Don't panic.  Explain to them your situation and let them help you.  Community colleges may have them depending on the college.  Again, call the real estate company.  I would try to sound interested in the company as though you want to work for them.  There are many companies to call.  If one does not work, call another.  However, I am sure anyone will help you.
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Start looking in the daily newspapers who is selling and who is buying,etc.  You have to zero in on what sort of real estate you want to trade, whether it is commercial or residential.  You may stick to residential to start with and that too your own nearby areas.  Keep a record of who is selling and buying.  In the U.S. there are specific courses to practice as a Real Estate Agent.  Moreover, have a commission declaration form ready.  In fact you can start simply by stating that you want to sell your premises and see how the others are doing.  Good luck.  As soon as you have become successful send me a thanks note !!!