21 looking to become an agent full time but have some concerns

[Nate Ayers-Moores]

Hey BP! Im Nate and I live in Worcester, MA at the moment and want to become a real estate agent and would want to do this full time, however I have some reservations that I know my come strictly from fear and wanted to see if maybe some experienced members of the group could calm them for me! I work full time as a merchandiser at one of the large soda companies and the benefits are very, very nice and the ot pay is very good as well. I have a decent income but its no where near what i want it to be and on-top of that the work is very boring and dull. My concern with becoming an agent is mainly these 2 things. 1, I am young and often get told i look younger than I am and despite being a very passionate person who is very driven to perform at a high level for not only myself but the people i am helping, I am afraid I may be written off before I ever have a full conversation with a client. 2, as most people fear with a commission based job I have bills I need to pay every month and knowing we are headed into winter where it may not be as busy, i fear not making those bills in time. Im not paycheck to paycheck but I don't have a ton saved up as this journey has only taken place over the past year so I wasn’t as educated before. I know y'all will be able to maybe calm my fears and push me into the direction I feel I already need to go. Thank you

[Brian J Allen]

Nate, 

I worked for AT&T Wireless as a Real Estate consultant for 20 years, and I got upset at how I was supposed treat our landlords and I refused to lie to them. 

At thanksgiving of 2018 I decided to try Real Estate full time and since then I have personally viewed 2,168 investment properties for myself and clients.

in 2018 I sold 1 property

2019 13 properties

2020 14 properties with higher price points

2021 35 houses, and 43 Transaction sides and over $20mm in sales, this made me Top 8 of agents and a Diamond Producer for all of Central MA

2022 25 sales so far in the down market, with another 6 under contract, many of these off market.

The key is hard work and support from your colleges and your broker.

Do you want to sell million dollar houses?  Do you want to be the best condo guy around?  Do you want to make money as a property Manager or rental agent?  Or be a general practitioner?

The choice is up to you, but you need to be in the right FIT.

I have new agents I worked with who decided they wanted to be Wholesalers and hit for the fences, others wanted to do things part time, others wanted to do rentals until they could support themselves doing purchases/sales.  Another agent had the skill to be great and wanted to be in Boston, so I set her up with a broker from another company who took her under his wing.

If you want to do this you can, but you have to work extremely hard and stay focused.

I would be glad to help in any way I can.