Book Recommendations For New Agents

Book Recommendations For New Agents

Homeowner · Corpus Christi, TX · Member since 2008 · 199 posts · 16 votes

Can anyone one recommend a good first book to read for someone who is wanting to try and become a real estate agent?  My wife is planning to start taking the real estate classes in the next couple of months at a local college but she really doesn't know anything about real estate.  I'd like to find her something to read to give her a little insight and some understanding of becoming a real estate agent, to inspire her or anything that will help her.  She wants to try and read a book or books before starting her classes to have some knowledge and not go into it blind and I want to help her as much as I possibly can.  She's excited and scared about trying a career change but she's ready to give it her all.  Her plans are to start part time since she gets out of work by noon and then transition into a full time agent within 6 months or less if possible.  So if there are any books that you guys recommend for her to read first please let me know.  Thanks.   

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Real Estate Broker · 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546 · Member since 2015 · 6k+ posts · 5k+ votes
7y

@Guevara M. I got a ton of value out of a book called "How to Make it Big as a Real Estate Agent" by fellow BP member @Mark Ferguson. I think I paid the $13 for the hard copy when I started out a few years ago, and it literally is the blue print that helped me start making 6 figures as an agent. Being an agent is not really a job, as there is a lot of marketing and business that goes into it. It is all about identifying the small, actionable steps you can take to produce results long term. 

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  • Real Estate Broker · 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546 · Member since 2015 · 6k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    7y

    @Guevara M. I got a ton of value out of a book called "How to Make it Big as a Real Estate Agent" by fellow BP member @Mark Ferguson. I think I paid the $13 for the hard copy when I started out a few years ago, and it literally is the blue print that helped me start making 6 figures as an agent. Being an agent is not really a job, as there is a lot of marketing and business that goes into it. It is all about identifying the small, actionable steps you can take to produce results long term. 

  • Rental Property Investor · Annapolis, MD · Member since 2011 · 232 posts · 170 votes
    7y

    Hi @Guevara M. - I would check out "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent" by Gary Keller. 

  • Rental Property Investor · Fayetteville, NC · Member since 2018 · 41 posts · 26 votes
    7y

    @Guevara Mike I found mindset books better to start with. Miracle Morning Millionaire or Miracle Morning for the Real Estate Agent are a great place to start. Organizing your life and developing morning rituals for success will do more than knowledge at this point

  • Flipper/Rehabber · Greeley, CO · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    7y
    Originally posted by @John Warren:

    @Guevara M. I got a ton of value out of a book called "How to Make it Big as a Real Estate Agent" by fellow BP member @Mark Ferguson. I think I paid the $13 for the hard copy when I started out a few years ago, and it literally is the blue print that helped me start making 6 figures as an agent. Being an agent is not really a job, as there is a lot of marketing and business that goes into it. It is all about identifying the small, actionable steps you can take to produce results long term. 

     Thanks John! Glad the book helped!

  • Homeowner · Corpus Christi, TX · Member since 2008 · 199 posts · 16 votes
    7y

    Thanks.  I already added all these books to my amazon cart.  Will be purchasing later this afternnon. 

  • Residential Real Estate Agent · Cleveland, OH · Member since 2008 · 579 posts · 225 votes
    7y

    I second The Millionaire Real Estate Agent.

    Also, don't have her worry too much about the classes.  Basically, everything she learns in the classroom she'll soon forget once she actually gets into the business.  Sure, there's some things from the class you need to know, but the most... nope.

    I'd already recommend reading books outside of real estate.  Read some business/marketing books.  Check out Dan Kennedy's No B.S. Direct Marketing book.  Read Ray Kroc's Grinding It Out.

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