When i go to college i want to become a real estate agent but im going to college early?

Question

So how old do you have to be to be a real estate agent and what is required to become one?

I am in Lawton, OK and its either real estate agent or a Dentist and i like to sell things so lol

Answer 1

That is a VERY big difference between real estate agent and dentist so my FIRST recommendation is ..do NOT go to college. Why spend the money and time without KNOWING what you want to do with your life??
Lots of people do this because it what you are SUPPOSED to do but it does NOT work for most and you endup wasting time AND money for an education that doesn't teach you what you ned to know.
Instead of going to college then getting a job; try this. Go to a local real estate office and INTERVIEW them. Ask about the hours, the pay, the benifits, the work enviorment and volunteer to be an UNDERSTUDY or assistant to follow somebody around and SEE if that is how you would like to spend the next 30 years. Ask THEM what college courses you should take. Then go do the same thing with a couple of Dentists. Offer to buy them luch if you can pick thier brains, see what schools they recommend, what the pros and cons are of thier profession. What advice THEY would give a 18 yearold starting out.
AFTER you find the field that REALY excites you and that would make you want to jump out of bed EVERY morning to go to work THEN go to college for the education you need to be the best in that field. The TOP real estate school and the TOP dental school is NOT going to be the same one.

Answer 2

It is normally quicker to become a real estate agent so why not become a real estate agent first and try it out for a while (at least 6 months). Make sure you join a good brokerage where you will have a successful mentor (ideally the top salesperson) or even better find who the top agent in the city or county and join that team so that you can learn from the best.

As far as age is concerned, according to the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission website, you have to be 18 to become licensed.

Answer 3

You can look into your local licensing or come back and edit your question to indicate where you are so someone might tell you the laws, but going to college to become a real estate agent is a rather useless exercise. All that college will contribute, and perhaps all you want, is a broad enough background so that you are articulate and can talk to a lot of people. So liberal arts. Architecture or something similiar will over qualify you, I would think.