I am in Texas and have finished 4 of the real estate courses out of 6 on real estate express before I can take the license exam. I have been on and off with it and have had difficulty with the exams unfortunately (not giving up though because that's not me). I have a sales/marketing job at the moment where I am paid $15 an hour but also get a bonus should I meet certain requirements each week (also has potential for me to build a team and such and make decent money but that's a story for another day). I mainly took it to get out of a lousy retail job that I had seeing that I have a business degree in management. I am also running a property management business with my mother and have for a year now which has gone ok but we've had to make more repairs for one of the 2 units we currently manage and are getting new tenants for both units anyway since 1 of them costed us too much money in plumbing repairs and the other is leaving because the family is growing and they need to find a bigger place. I got into entrepreneurship a few years ago when I returned to school which is part of the reason we did this and I know that overall I can't achieve higher financial status on my own. I have had difficulty finding a position that has somewhat to do with my college degree whether it's at a bank or an operations manager trainee position at Avis (I went through 3 rounds of interviews with Avis and Bank of America but came up short) and also had interviews with places like Chase and have one scheduled this week for a commercial property manager position (also an assistant position that I have a better chance of getting) that would be a significant increase in pay than what I currently have. I had the intention of getting my real estate license to do entrepreneurship through that like being a real estate broker and such and I know that should I become a realtor it will be difficult. I have also struggled with overall confidence and self-esteem issues due to insecurities about where I am in life (30m, will be 31 next month). I am still reviewing my real estate agent material in both my textbook, quizlet, and prepagent to do better on the final exams as I usually come up short by 3 or 4 questions most of the time (exams have 70 questions). If I do get the license at this point I could at least have should I want to become a realtor or something but overall I'm still struggling with some confidence in my sales pitch and such due to not having as much money as my family (please don't criticize me as I am thankful but feel that it's important I increase my overall value to the workforce and society for not only others but for my self-esteem). I will add that my handyman skills aren't the best as when there plumbing issues I typically called a company to fix it and had to deal with water leaking into the unit below ours (we have resolved the issue and are making renovations to the unit including the shower, kitchen, and also repainting some stuff).

I would like to think that it would be worthwhile for me to finish the courses and get my license but feel a little overwhelmed with work situation and such. I know my focus and confidence are key to me sorting this out but at this point should I still get my license? I have some experience in bookkeeping via tracking expenses and rent payments for my tenants and also my personal expenses and use to be self-employed for uber, lyft, and some delivery services like Favor (food delivery) and Doordash where I had to track my gas, car repairs, and other expenses. Any advice on the matter would be appreciated. Also if there are any key details that I am missing that would with answering let me know please.

San Antonio, Texas

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