19 Yrs old thinking about getting real estate license

[Jacob Merritt]

As the title says, I’m a 19 year old college student. I’m finishing my first semester in two weeks and overall I was pretty successful. The problem is I’ve yet to feel truly happy with what I’ve done with my life. I’m going to school for a degree in Chemistry and I just can’t see myself doing it the rest of my life. I’ve recently gotten very interested in real estate. I am thinking of getting my real estate license and dropping out. While I realize this is a big choice, I feel like it’s not that unrealistic. From what I’ve gathered so far I plan on working for a brokerage firm possibly with other agents and splitting a portion of commission. A big influence on my decision is the fact that I will no longer have to worry about my student loans going forward and I’m am able to live with my parents starting out. This means I’m able to start saving essentially all income to be able to make future investments down the line. Am I being too ambitious? I realize being 19 is young in this industry but I’m able to put in more hours and work harder than my competition. Any advise with finding a firm to work under once I get my license, what’s important starting out, and any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Jacob Merritt:

@James Wise Congratulations on the success! Is there any tips you would give to a new agent to get an edge?

 Content marketing stuffed with value. I see new agents posting pictures of their business cards on their Facebook pages and saying things like "hey guys it's me Billy. I am a Realtor now so reach out to me if you're thinking about buying or selling." That is total garbage. NOBODY CARES BILLY! Provide value in your advertising. Give people a reason to read what you are posting. That will give you an edge.

Take me for example. I have answered 3 or 4 of your questions now. I am not doing this because I am a nice guy. I am providing you with free value in exchange for the exposure I get from posting that value here publicly. You and others who are reading this post are probably going to my website and subscribing to my YouTube channel because I've sparked your curiosity about where I got the knowledge that I have given to you for free. That is great content marketing which draws you into my revenue generating funnel.