How to become a Real Estate Agent and succeed at it

[Elmira Nancy]

I want to become a real estate agent. I know it is a bad economy but people still need house. What are some good states in need of people needing houses and what does it take to be a real estate agent. Thanks.

[dklange]

I also considered that, but right now I don't have the time to devote to making that career change. If you go to the Century 21 website, there is a link to a quiz you can take to see what your strenghts and weakness are and it will give you ideas how to improve on your weaknesses and how to use your strenghts. I found that to be helpful and encouraging. You may need to take real estate classes (in Michigan you have to take 40 hours of classes or something like that, and a test) and you may need to join a local real estate board (which is pretty pricey in Michigan). You can also speak to local real estate agencies to see what the requirements are for your state and real estate market and what each agency offers for commission and what assistance they will provide you as a real estate agent. I found that agencies differ greatly in the amount of the commissions the agent would be paid. Good luck!

[devoutfan]

If you want to learn how to become a real estate salesperson, go to HowToBcome. Keep in mind that yes, it is still a bad economy. So if you want to be a real estate agent, you should start off part time. If you are looking for "good states"...you should definitely hit the non-coastal states...the coastal states were hit the hardest during the real estate bust...and of course you have Vegas.

Definitely if you want to become a real estate agent, you should start now part time and do it on the weekends while holding a full time job. That way you can build connections and contacts so that when the market bounces back up, you will have a huge network to market to.