All Forum Posts by: Angela Li

 Thanks, Nathan! I've been interviewing in the past week with various brokerages... and I'm having a hard time determining which one I want to go with. I'm pretty much between two, with one being a network referral and the other an inbound agency that had reached out to me when I completed my classes. I feel like both are coaching focused but in terms of reputation, as you mentioned, that's where I'm a little stomped. They're both relatively small agencies but one has steady some 30 reviews on google and I have a feeling definitely utilizes social media (IG, FB, etc.) while the other has none and I feel is more old school (the principals also recently returned to selling after being in coaching for some time). How much emphasis would you place on "how well the realty agency is known"? 

Hi All,

I finally bit the bullet and took and passed the RE exam this week. So wanted to head to BP and see if I can gather some general feedback on what to do/not to do as a newbie salesperson (though I'm not new to Sales in general, been in big tech sales for the last 10 years). 

Some questions I have are:

1- Does anyone have any recommendations on Brokerage firms to connect with or can refer me? 

2- Is it frowned upon to start off as a "part-time" salesperson in RE or is that generally the norm? 

3- How do you recommend finding your niche and brand?

4- What's your go-to strategy for finding new opportunities?

5- What's your take on focusing on selling vs. buying, if anything?

I would welcome any general advice you guys can offer me. Really appreciated it and really excited to be joining the industry!

Thanks!

Hi All,

I finally bit the bullet and took and passed the MA Real Estate Salesperson exam this week. Now I have to find a good brokerage to start off with. Does anyone work for or have had good experience with any particular brokerage or know anyone that may be hiring? 

Thanks!

 Thank you - extremely helpful!

HI BP,

I've been thinking about what to ask from tenants in case of issues...besides a copy of their gov't ID (Drivers or passport), credit report stating full name, address and birthday, what else do you all typically ask for?

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either. I know the credit report will have it but planned on asking for it to be blocked out.

In cases of court evictions, collections or judgements, are copies of their gov't IDs, address, birthdays, enough?

Another question on the address...if they're just renters, what address would they typically have on their credit report? I know with mine, believe it would've shown different addresses over the years because I moved many times...the court will be able to find them even if they no longer live in a previous address?

I know these are very rudimentary questions.... so thanks in advance!! I'm in MA if that makes a difference.

HI BP,

I've been thinking about what to ask from tenants in case of issues...besides a copy of their gov't ID (Drivers or passport), credit report stating full name, address and birthday, what else do you all typically ask for? 

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either. I know the credit report will have it but planned on asking for it to be blocked out. 

In cases of court evictions, collections or judgements, are copies of their gov't IDs, address, birthdays, enough? 

Another question on the address...if they're just renters, what address would they typically have on their credit report? I know with mine, believe it would've shown different addresses over the years because I moved many times...the court will be able to find them even if they no longer live in a previous address? 

I know these are very rudimentary questions.... so thanks in advance!!

thanks @Jeremy H. that's helpful!

@Jeremy H.@Taylor Dasch what sort of questions were on your tests? I saw sample ones online and it seemed very legal/law driven and had nothing to do with being a real estate agent. In your experiences, did the classes help you prep for the test or did you read up on the material elsewhere? Reason I ask was I'm afraid that just the classes alone won't prepare me for the test, because the sample questions seemed a little out there.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to get my MA RE license. I know I have to start with the 40 hours of classes then proceed to taking the test. The state has provided a list of qualified schools (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/authorized-real-estate-sch...) - I'm wondering if anyone here has had a particular good experience with any of the school and would want to make a recommendation? 

Thanks!

angela

Yeah, you think "there's no better contractor than one that's building a gigantic building" right? Apparently not so. They also didn't "have to" do anything. In the beginning, they could've said, "not us - not our fault." But they took it on and now can't finish the work because their "plan" changed a couple times already since the beginning. It's almost like they had no plan. The fact now is that they tore down our wall and have refused to give it back.

Contractor headaches..