How do you become a successful realtor? What does it take? Is it a good career? Thanks.?

Answer 1

Like all sales careers, being successful takes hard work and dedication to your clients. In real estate, you have to convince the buyer that he should trust you (even though you work for the seller and anything he says to you can be told to the seller) and you must convince him to use you as opposed to the 1st person he sees.

In comission sales, you rely on market forces for your income. When the market is up, you make money. When it is down, you and everybody else in town is swarming over the only buyer in town.

If you dedicate yourself to being "customer friendly", network, make friends easily, can remember intimate details of nearly everbody you have met, be willing to work 20 hours a day for no chance at all for a sale, then you might make it.

Good Luck

Answer 2

My Mom was a real estate agent.

I believe you become one by taking course(s) and then passing an exam. It is not a college/university course, but I believe classes like these may be offered through local community or technical schools.

Here are some of my thoughts on being an agent:
- Remember, you only get paid if you sell or buy a house. If you are not motivated, or willing to put in the time, you won't be one of the best and there is plenty of competition out there.
- Mom always had to work A LOT of hours. This included Sunday open houses (I've seen them on Saturdays nowadays as well) and evenings. Your clients will most likely have day jobs and therefore evening/weekends is when you'll need to be available.
- Lots of money out there. This industry reminds me that the more hard work you put in, the more likely you will be to prosper. True entrepreneurship.
- Dealing with wonderful clients...but also bad ones. I have a few stories Mom told me....diaper changing in her car on her backseat during house tours...people who illegally switched appliances after a house was sold...dishing out her own money to make a deal go through, etc.

Best of luck in whatever you decide to do!

Answer 3

Place integrity above profit. Requires training, licensing and guts. Good career if you are outgoing and have the ability to handle both good and trying situations.