Real Estate Staging

Question: Starting a career in real estate...?

I am thinking of starting a career in real estate. I know the housing market is in a state of decline and credit standards are becoming tight. As a result, commissions are going to take a dive for agents. I know that getting a good portfolio of listings will help, but marketing them will be expensive. I have a good connection with media sales and marketing. I am in vehicle sales now and just want to move to a more profitable field with more autonomy and a more professional environment. I have the time, dedication, and a very handy wife with a good eye for staging homes and design. I think that starting with a larger company will be beneficial, but are more experienced agents usually forthcoming with guidance and advice for rookies. I consider my self a good looking, charming young man with a silver tongue. Bottom line, is it a smart move to go into real estate (in Memphis, TN) right now if I have to make at least $40k/year?

Answer: I have been in real estate home sales for almost 30 years. I started in a boom time and learned nothing in the beginning- no one had time to teach me.

When things slowed down I actually learned much more about the business. No matter what the market is there are people that need to sell because of a divorce, death, job loss, or job transfer. There are investors and people that have great income that want or need to buy. Your job is to find these people and put them together.

I don't know what you will make because real estate is very local and very much self driven, but I love this job. (I am an old geezer and only sleep with my wife. So much for the first guy's theory)

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