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Great input here. What type of marketing work do you do?
Not an agent, but do marketing for our team, so I'm in it every day.
Being a part time agent is VERY hard. You're expected to show houses when everyone else is off work, not to mention communicating with other agents, drawing up contracts, etc.
It's a good idea to have some kind of reserves before getting into the field because most of our agents didn't get their first sale until they were with us about 3-4 months and that's WITH a full marketing plan, a fully dedicated site, and scripts to help prospect. As an agent, if you're not on the phone prospecting at least 2 hours a day you're going to have a hard time finding clients. Then once you're in contact with them you need systems to be able to stay in contact with them at least once a month whether it's a phone call, email, or mailer.
We're with KW and while the splits aren't the cheapest for newer agents, the classes are great! You'll definitely get a lot out of it if you put a lot in to it since Gary Keller literally wrote the book on building a Real Estate business.
I'd recommend seeing if you can join someone elses team that can help mentor you and keep you accountable. One of our agents kept her part time waitress job at nights and weekends until she got her feet under her and made Real Estate her "full time" job since one sale was equal to 2-3 months at her job.
Just a thought.
Do you see yourself ever becoming an agent?
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