All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

You seem like your still in what to do mode. Here are my suggestions or two cents worth based on being an investor for 58 years and a real estate agent/broker for 48 years.

Step one become an investor/wholesaler as of today so get busy, and as you learn that study for and get your agents license (here is where even agents are confused, they think the license gives them the right to deal with the public. It doesn't, only a broker has that right, the salespersons license gives them the right to be an agent for the broker not the public.

Now when you get your license find a broker that will give you the best deal. The training at most offices including the big names sucks so don't be sold on the training sales pitch, training is actually a do it yourself possibility. Eg, have a title or escrow question get the answers from the horses mouth, talk to a senior escrow officer. The same for other subjects. Try and find a team spirit attitude office with a cooperative and knowledgeable broker is ideal. Your goal at this point will be to find a "partner" in the office experienced and know-ledgeable but not overburdened who will be willing to split your business with you while you learn.

Terry H. I'm in a suburb of Seattle, not the core metro area - the median house price is $215K. Not sure if the above post applies to my situation either. But...there are higher end properties in every community - target those. Selling a high end home would take just as much time as selling a low end home, right?

Can you really get a legitimate license from online classes compared to classroom courses?

If you get a license in one state, can you only deal with RE in THAT state? Can you have licenses in many states?
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I've still been doing research and learning about what it is I really want to get into concerning RE, and I've recently stumbled upon the idea of getting a RE license. I was wondering, wouldn't you WANT to get your license in order to learn more and make finding deals easier without a middle man? So, naturally, I looked into the process of getting a license, which doesn't seem too bad. But whats the difference between online classes and classroom courses? And if you get a license in one state, are you only allowed to deal with RE in THAT state? Can you have licenses in a whole bunch of states?

I wasn't sure which category thread to put this in so I apologize if this post should be somewhere else!