Brand new, and soon to be real estate agents NOVA/MD/DC area

Real Estate Agent · Falls Church · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes

I have looked around, but have been unsuccessful in finding a local networking group specifically for new/soon to be agents in the NOVA/DC/MD area. If you know of any please tell me about it. Also if you are interested in something like this be sure to send me a message, as I want to organize it if one is not already available.

Also, what are some of the things challenging you as a new agent in the area? I

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Sam Lin

Real Estate Agent · Gaithersburg, MD · Member since 2016 · 99 posts · 32 votes

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@Brandon L. Just throwing an idea out there - if you happen to join a larger or recognizable brokerage, you'll find a good supply of new agents every few months. Then you can build your own group and find out what works and what doesn't.

Outside of brokerage? There are plenty of realtor-related events across the DMV area, and if you're part of the NAR or GCAAR or PGCAR or NVAR etc, you'll find plenty.

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Real Estate Agent · Washington, D.C. · Member since 2012 · 17k+ posts · 30k+ votes
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You wont find such groups because the profession has something like a 90% drop out rate. So the amount of people who are new agents is incredibly small since in a short time frame most will =be out of the profession, or the few who stick will be successful and dont have need of such a group.
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Brandon L.
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Real Estate Agent · Falls Church · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Russell Brazil that explanation seems to be a tad on the negative side :) you don't think a few new (or experienced) agents can get together to learn/improve from each other?
That's like saying because 90 percent of investors fail REIA's should not exist.
Hopefully some agents that come across this post will recognize the benefit of a group and connect with me, then we can help each other not become a statistic :)
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Sam Lin
Real Estate Agent · Gaithersburg, MD · Member since 2016 · 99 posts · 32 votes
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@Brandon L. Just throwing an idea out there - if you happen to join a larger or recognizable brokerage, you'll find a good supply of new agents every few months. Then you can build your own group and find out what works and what doesn't.
Outside of brokerage? There are plenty of realtor-related events across the DMV area, and if you're part of the NAR or GCAAR or PGCAR or NVAR etc, you'll find plenty.
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Brandon L.
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Real Estate Agent · Falls Church · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Sam Lin thanks for the great suggestions.
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Carson Sweezy
Rental Property Investor · Fairfax, VA · Member since 2014 · 328 posts · 101 votes
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Brandon L. I have a small group of newbie agents and newbie investors. We have a shared google drive where we share resources. We meetup individually or at local meet ups. Also, I'm on the Board of our Young Professionals Network at our Realtor association. All new/young agents, we get together for trainings and happy hours, Nats games, etc.
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Brandon L.
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Real Estate Agent · Falls Church · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Carson Sweezy thanks for letting me know, this is exactly what I am looking for.
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