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