Would anyone recommend becoming a realtor now that the market is slow?

I want to have a realtor licence and go thru the training but I was wondering if it is a waste of time now. My cousin and my mom are wanting to sell there houses this year and I would love to do it for them. I am a stay at home mom with flexable hours for work. what do you think?

Before you ask this question, the most important question would be: Is this something you see yourself doing and loving doing?

If the answer is yes, then you have also answered the second question, but it is not easy to get a license, at least in the states that I have had a license in.

But one thing to keep in mind if you do become a real estate agent is to get signed up right away to complete Broker Price Opinions (BPO) this does several things for you.

1. It earns you spending cash and gas money till you start making sales.
2. It helps you to generate leads on possible properties that may be going on the market in the near future.

3. You could get a listing from the company that orders the BPO.

I have just started completing BPO’s and have completed 5 for this company this week: Residential Values, Inc. www.resvalues.com

Haven’t been paid yet, so don’t know how long it takes to get paid and that is something that I hear makes a lot of difference in the companies. They say that they pay fast, we will see?

Good luck and I love the business, couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else.

Larry

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5 Responses to “Would anyone recommend becoming a realtor now that the market is slow?”

Larry J Says:
February 15th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Before you ask this question, the most important question would be: Is this something you see yourself doing and loving doing?

If the answer is yes, then you have also answered the second question, but it is not easy to get a license, at least in the states that I have had a license in.

But one thing to keep in mind if you do become a real estate agent is to get signed up right away to complete Broker Price Opinions (BPO) this does several things for you.

1. It earns you spending cash and gas money till you start making sales.
2. It helps you to generate leads on possible properties that may be going on the market in the near future.
3. You could get a listing from the company that orders the BPO.

I have just started completing BPO’s and have completed 5 for this company this week: Residential Values, Inc. http://www.resvalues.com

Haven’t been paid yet, so don’t know how long it takes to get paid and that is something that I hear makes a lot of difference in the companies. They say that they pay fast, we will see?

Good luck and I love the business, couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else.

Larry
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