Any help? I am new to real estate.

[David Kolesnikow]

Hello,

I am new to real estate and I find it very fascinating. I have read books, done online courses from iTunes and would like to learn more by working in a real estate office environment. I find commercial and residential properties very interesting, and live in the NYC/NJ metropolitan area. I am eager to learn more with real hands-on experience; so I was curious on what kind of entry-level position would I need to look for? Thank you, David.

[Jean Bolger]

Many busy realtors hire assistants. Check the online job boards, Craigslist, etc. In my state you can have a licensed or a non-licensed assistant- certain activities do require the real estate license (showing properties, filling out contracts) but many are more general administration things. You could always consider getting a license and starting up as an agent yourself of course, or you could try to work for someone as an assistant and see if you like it before you go to that trouble and expense (in the scheme of things, it's not that much trouble and/or expense though) good luck!