| The real estate business is overflowing with | | | | to 5 for a new realtor, even the ole' pros have to |
| agents and as in most businesses only about 20% | | | | work some weekends, a new raltor works most |
| of those in the profession are making a living with | | | | weekends.The second year is a little better, if you |
| it. The 20% are split into top producers,median | | | | survive the first year in real estate you will still |
| income producers and barely scraping by | | | | have ongoing expenses like the first year but you |
| producers.That is the reality, the dream is that | | | | probably have a few sales in by then and at least |
| you will make millions and do it in a few hours a | | | | you are not borrowing against your credit card |
| week showing some property and picking up a | | | | and might even make a lttle money.The hours |
| commission check for your efforts. Maybe you | | | | you put in are not any less and if you are at all |
| haven't been upclose and personal with a real | | | | successful you are probabably working more.Now |
| estate professional because to the outside world | | | | that I have the negative out of the way I'll focus |
| that is all they have seen.The reality is that you | | | | on some of the positives. As a self employed |
| spend twice as much money the first year than | | | | individual you can easily work from home as long |
| you make on Realtor fees, MLS membership,key | | | | as you have a computer and a cell phone you can |
| fees, licensing courses,advertising, postage, | | | | work from anywhere. There is a lady in my |
| personal website, | | | | office that often works from a motor home.If |
| hosting for the website,adding the MLS feed to | | | | you like the idea of being free from time clocks |
| your website, (no one will visit it without that)car | | | | and can motivate yourself to work without |
| expenses,gas( more expensive every day)and | | | | supervision, and have some start up money real |
| office fees,so plan for your first year to be a | | | | estate might just be the ticket to your success! I |
| debit.Unless you have start up money. About | | | | found a way to make it work very nicely for |
| $5,000 | | | | me.Sally Morris is Realtor and a multimillion dollar |
| All of the money going out is enough but what | | | | seller in South Carolina, a wife,mother,and |
| about hours spent? | | | | grandmother. Sally is also an artist,& |
| The average is about 60 hrs a week and yes | | | | photographer. |
| that is weekends. There is no such thing as a 9 | | | | |