Switching careers to become a real estate agent!?

[Andrew Mowe]

HEY BP COMMUNITY!

I would love to get some honest feedback on my thoughts.

I’m considering switching my career to become a real estate agent. I’m 25 and have been in the trades as an electrician for the past 7 years. I make a above average wage in the north east but I definitely feel worn down by the type of environment because I’ve always wanted to work on my own schedule and build something for myself. Now that I have found real estate investing and the industry as a whole to be a great driver for me, I’m considering making the switch.

I know money isn’t guaranteed and that being self employed may make it “harder” to qualify for loans on the investing side but I’ve always had a good work ethic and I want to realize a vision of being financially free by building something for me.

I can see myself making money as an agent as my income source and using that passion and knowledge to buy properties myself in the process.

AM I CRAZY!? Let me know what you think.

[Tom Wagner]

Why does it have to be either / or? I would suggest getting your license in your spare time, continually posting on here, hustling for your first few deals, then reassessing.

It will be a slog and will take extreme toughness, but I don't think it is worth risking your career as an electrician without first putting your toes in the water.