Starting real estate

[BWA]

I Want To Be in Real Estate,but i know NOTHING about it.Does Anyone Suggest Any Books or something,that can help me...?

 

[quincy]

I Want To Be in Real Estate,but i know NOTHING about it.Does Anyone Suggest Any Books or something,that can help me...?

I don't know the name of your state or if you even live in the US but it doesn't really matter. Your question is not a legal question.

Wherever you are located, you can head to your local library and ask the librarian for books on "being in real estate." There are a series of "Real Estate for Dummies" books that might start you off.

 

[FlyingRon]

If you mean you want to be a real estate agent, try your local community college. They often have courses that can get you through the certification.

If you mean you want to invest in real estate: 1. Find some money you don't need for anything else. 2. Read some info on real estate transactions.

 

[tranquility]

I Want To Be in Real Estate,but i know NOTHING about it.Does Anyone Suggest Any Books or something,that can help me...?

I hear Trump University covered that topic.

(At least as long as you can get your limits raised on your credit cards.)

 

[TigerD]

Think and grow rich
The millionaire next door
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The richest man in Babylon
The Art of the Deal
Buy it, rent it, profit
ABC of Real Estate investing
Landlording on autopilot
Find it, fix it, flip it
The 16% solution

Sit down in Barnes and Noble with a notebook and a cup of joe and learn.

TD

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Then take everything you learned and realize very few people are successful because unless the home is or stays occupied and you can get a look inside, in addition to doing all the work yourself to rehab, making money on a flip is usually a losing proposition. Real estate agent is a job the unemployed and house wives do on a casual basis the markets are so tight in most places.

 

[quincy]

... Real estate agent is a job the unemployed and house wives do on a casual basis the markets are so tight in most places.

Where do you come up with this nonsense?

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Where do you come up with this nonsense?

Not nonsense at all. Homes sales are down in many markets and though established agents have an established reputation and clientele, there is little room for newcomers to enter the market and make money. The high flying independents have mostly closed up and moved their business to the larger companies and filed those spaces. A projection of 3% job growth over 10 years in a commission based job is not good. That is churn form those who have failed and left for greener pastures. In fact I know 4 such agents.

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/real-estate-agent

 

[Zigner]

Real estate agent is a job the unemployed and house wives do on a casual basis the markets are so tight in most places.

The point is that the statement you made (quoted above) is false. Perhaps you misspoke...perhaps it didn't come across like you meant it to. If one of those is the case, then say so. Otherwise, it's just nonsense.

 

[tranquility]

Where do you come up with this nonsense?

A high percentage of "real estate agents" fit that category. Many brokers give free "classes for the masses" to pass the exam as they know they will be paid back if just one of the students know a person who is selling a house and the broker gets the listing. For those who take the job seriously, it is hard work and continuing study that makes a professional. Selling or listing enough to make a living is very hard work and those who are in the business as their job for any real length of time, deserve the money they earn.

 

[STEPHAN]

There are way more people who invest in real estate then there are real estate agents.

OP did not state what he wants to do.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

A high percentage of "real estate agents" fit that category. Many brokers give free "classes for the masses" to pass the exam as they know they will be paid back if just one of the students know a person who is selling a house and the broker gets the listing. For those who take the job seriously, it is hard work and continuing study that makes a professional. Selling or listing enough to make a living is very hard work and those who are in the business as their job for any real length of time, deserve the money they earn.

IE the long term professionals I mentioned.

 

[tranquility]

IE the long term professionals I mentioned.

I was just pointing out how the comment reflects a certain reality and where one might "come up" with it.

 

[BWA]

Thank you.

Sit down in Barnes and Noble with a notebook and a cup of joe and learn.

TD[/QUOTE]