How To Become a Real Estate Agent - Make a Website!

Sorry it has been so long between posts, I've been busy and actually had gotten a bit discouraged with this site, as I have not gotten many visitors. Gladly, now I'm back and will stay here for the long run.

Now, onto some new info. A good step to take when learning how to become a real estate agent is to create a personal website promoting yourself. This not only will get you more clients in the long run, but will also look very professional on a business card. People will think you are a good agent if you have your own site.

The key to a website is design. Just having a website is better than not having one, but a well designed website will get you more clients. I'm guessing most of you don't have web programming skills, but you shouldn't need them. One of the best ways to get a website made is to hire a college student majoring in graphic design. They will be able to spit you out a well designed website in no time, and for cheap. You shouldn't have to pay much, just point out that they will be able to use your site in their portfolio when they are job hunting after graduation.

Another reason to have a website: it helps with advertising. You will be able to list your web address in local newspaper advertisements. It is much more convenient for a potential client to navigate to your website than to call you up based off a small ad in the newspaper. Now you've converted someone from looking at a small ad in a newspaper to looking at a well designed promotional website. And, since you had the site designed by someone who knows what they are doing, the potential client viewing the site is now much more likely to call to set up an appointment.

Lastly, make sure you have photos online of recent houses that you have helped clients buy or sell. This will show potential clients that you have a proven track record of getting things done.

Three Reasons to Become a Real Estate Agent

When asking how to become a real estate agent, don't forget to ask "why do I want to become a real estate agent"? Here are a few good reasons:

1. Unlimited Income - Since you won't be working for an hourly rate, your income depends totally on how many houses you help get sold, whether representing buyers or sellers. If you are one of two agents involved in a sale, you would average about 3% commission per sale. That comes to $6,000 per $200,000 worth of house sold. If you represent both the buyer and seller of a house, that would be $12,000, or 6% per every $200,000 worth of house sold! As a real estate agent, your income is only limited by how many houses you sell in a year.
2. You Are Your Own Boss - When you become a real estate agent, you then become your own boss. You can work just as hard as you want. If you only want to work 20 hours a week, then you only work 20 hours a week. Becoming a real estate agent is a great way to get out from under the thumb of your boss.
3. Helping People Realize Their Dream - As a real estate agent, you will end up helping people get their dream homes. There is little better than seeing the look on a client's face when they buy their first house. Making other people happy is a great way to make yourself happy as well.

The reason most people choose to become a real estate agent is the money, but don't forget these other great reasons!

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The Dreaded Part Time Job

This is something that no one wants to hear, but... you might need to have a part time job while learning how to become a real estate agent. Becoming a real estate agent takes work, and sometimes that work doesn't pay off right away. You will have no guaranteed income as a real estate agent. The only ways to make money is to either represent a buyer and help them buy a house, or represent a seller and help them sell a house. Then you make your commission and all are happy.

However, making those first few sales will be hard. The only reasons I can think of that you may not need a part time job while just starting out are the following:

• You have a spouse/significant other with guaranteed income
• You have saved enough money to support yourself for a while
• You have outstanding initial success as a real estate agent
• You are independently wealthy, and therefore wouldn't be trying to become a real estate agent! (I think)

So, unless for the reasons stated above, you are going to need a part time job while learning how to become a real estate agent. Working full time as a real estate agent and then going to work part time sounds bad, but it is a necessary sacrifice. You will be able to ditch the part time job in due time.

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