I am 26 and thinking about getting into real estate in upscale areas. Are young realtors ata a disadvantage?
You are not necessarily at a disadvantage.Your best source of customers can come from lenders.I encourage you to move forward in getting your real estate license.I have sold real estate now for three years and am earninga very good income.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:04 am
You are not necessarily at a disadvantage.Your best source of customers can come from lenders.I encourage you to move forward in getting your real estate license.I have sold real estate now for three years and am earninga very good income.
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March 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Absolutely Not! If your a hussler and make things happen who cares what your age.
Customers expect you the be there for them. Esp. to earn that commission.
Go For It & Best Of Luck
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March 10th, 2010 at 7:00 am
You will not be any better or worse than any other real estate agent.
Pass your test,attend a few sales classes, especially marketing classes.
The marketing is very usefull for any salesperson and that is what you are.
You should take a few college courses because of the people you will encounter. You have to be on their level educational since you have indicated you want to work an up scale neghborhood.
Speaking of neighborhood, select one to work, they are called farms.
Prepare yourself a flyer, introducing yourself to your new potential clients. Tell them you have been assigned to the neighborhood as the new real estate agent. Offer them a few of the servces you can do for them. Send this introduction flyer for about 3-4 months. It is best to walk through the neighborhood for the first couple of times around so you can meet your potential clients. Shake a few hands, see if you can pick up a few telephone numbers and email address for your data base that you should be starting. Sorta like a politician shaking as many hands as he can in the area he works. You have to sell yourself.
After the flyers make you a newsletter to mail to them. You can get the names from a title company that will be in your real estate office. The newsletter should state a few things your clients should know about the real estate market. You can get articles for your newsletter from the local papers or the internet or other places as long as you give the authors credit.
You should mail your newsletters so go by the post office or call them. Tell them you want to set up a bulk mailing stamp. This bulk mailing stamp will allow you to send your newsletters for less than other first class mail.
You should also place your flyers in the commercial stores in your area that you have decided to work. There are holders you can buy from Staples and office Depot. Once you start your newsletter you can place them in the holders.
Get to know the owners of these shops because as you get to know them you might want to ask if they want to advertise in your newsletter once you start it.
I hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.
"FIGHT ON"
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