Real Estate License

[Lisa Henrich]

Has anyone used the online courses to obtain their real estate license? Is there a big advantage to doing the classes in person? I work full-time in another industry and am busy with family and other commitments; online courses would be a benefit to my current schedule. However, I do not want to put myself at a disadvantage. I have successfully completed online courses for my master's degree, so I'm not stranger to the discipliner required. Any insight/advice is greatly appreciated!

Lisa

[Ken Smith]

I think online is better than classroom...learn at your own pace and absorb more.

Once you finish courses and pass the test, your broker you associate with is really where most of your knowledge will come from. My advice is get in with a broker that has really great training to start...Lyon or Keller Williams I hear are both great for new agents - but quite expensive to work for..however, you get a lot of good training. Most agents find that Re/Max has the best solution for experience agents and still great resources...

I started with a small boutique brokerage, and got 0 training and I floundered for 6 months before I started to really get how it all worked...don't make the same mistake I did - in retrospect, I wasted time and lost deals because of it. If you can find an agent to shadow and even give them a % of your first 1-2 deals to walk you through...be sure to actually get hands on training by a PRODUCING AGENT!!!

Hope that helps and "Welcome To The Jungle"!