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I am 38 with 4 kids, this Sept. will be the first year they are all in school and I am pursuing a career in real estate. I stayed self employed with various business ventures and online marketing to keep them out of daycare all these years, I learned a ton and worked my butt off. It is only now with my skills and life experience that I think I would have a chance at it, most certainly would have given up in my younger days given the work I now know is involved in becoming successful at it. Luckily, I have always been genuinely very interested in RE and gained a lot of knowledge just by living life.
I turned 55 today! I got my license last fall. So far I'm down about $5,000 but things are looking up! I expect to break even by summer. But I am taking the slow route. I advertise as opposed to cold calling and door knocking. Just don't want to be that pesky type. But I have the money in reserve to have that luxury.
I am a licensed Property manager and worked for a year for a small small property management business but she went out of business. I was in Real Estate 9 years ago. I am considering going back in Real Estate instead because Property Management is much harder to get a job. I had no problems with getting a Real Estate job with Keller Williams.
I got my RE License at 57. I'm 61 now and it's been a great experience. I teamed up with a younger listing Guru, I'm her Buyer's Rep, and it's worked out wonderfully.
An agent in our neighborhood is in his 60's at least and has been putting flyers on our door for about three years now. It is starting to pay off for him, he always has 5-10 listing, most have closed at least 2-3 dozen homes last year. Not bad for 60's and considering the homes average from $500k-$800K he is getting many nice commissions.
Thank you all for replies,
I decided to not take RE course at this time, instead, I checked out book "real estate licensing exams" by Raymond D. Modglin (it's from idiot's guides series). I have to tell you, I found interesting to read this guide, and as a plus, there are sample exam's tests. Next course, starts at fall, so I should be finished my book by this time and go from that.
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