Finished my Maine Real Estate Sales Agent course yesterday.

[Ian Meyer]

So I just finished the Sales Agent course, I am going to schedule my test on Monday. But let me get this straight - to be a Real Estate Sales Agent you basically have to be part Attorney, part Accountant, part Loan Officer, part Contractor, have sales skills, admin skills, marketing skills, know history / modern day information on the state your selling in... Did I miss anything?

It's all good. I figure if someone else can master this then I can too. But wow, I was surprised to learn how much is involved in selling real estate! One thing I will say is being someone who's been in small business most of my life, it is pretty amazing how every last thing is done with so much transparency. From relationships between Agent and client to relationships between brokerages. Every last detail is gone over and explained thoroughly and signed off on. It's a lot different from the world I come from. So much protection for everyone on all sides.

Maybe I am a newbie and being naive but it feels safer and less risky compared to other businesses. But also very tedious and labor intensive at times. There's no corners to cut or short cuts here!