Looking for pointers....

[Aaron Keckley]

OK, yes i know a lot of the investors on here are divided about whether to get a real estate license! To make this short, my employment situation was one I chose to leave due to some unlawful practices of my employer.  Knowing that my goal was to get into real estate investing, I decided to go ahead and get my license and find employment in the real estate industry.  I am weeks away from joining a firm and working as an agent for my day job.  I decided to make my career goals line up with my personal goals so that they would work together instead of against one another.  I was hoping if any current agents on the forum could share some insight on some key things that they learned upon entering the sales agent field. 

[Gerald Harris]

1.   What is your real estate goals

is it to become a super star agent?   or to become a super star investor?  or both?

I am assuming because you are on this site you wish to become a real estate investor and be licensed.    I will tell you if your goal is to do this then find a Broker who is investor friendly.   Find a Broker who is also a real estate investor and doing or has done deals.   

2.  Real Estate is about being ethical.   

There is no such things as business ethics, there is just ethics.   Either you have them or you dont.  Just be honest with yourself and your overall business and you will be fine.