All Forum Posts by: Joe Nickels

My wife is still luke warm on it. She knows it's a great way to build weatlh, etc.  While we had kids we paused. Wished we didn't. Find out why he wants to wait till your done with kids. Kids cost money and deserve personal time. 

The comfort came from little nudges through out and showing properties that work. 

Have your policy in place before you start advertising that way it can be consistent to all. Don't want anyone to feel as though they were screened differently.

Allowing pets can open up your renter pool. I have seen many do a pet deposit, then a monthly pet rent and a pet interview.  

Cats will most likely ruin your carpet and check with your insurance company on what breeds they won't insure.

Right after high school only competed some college without even an associates degree. When I wasn't in sales kept hitting career ceilings. Then the recession hit and the ability to advance and interview became less.  So I went back and did a program that was a mix of being able test out of courses (with full credit) and online. Many of the people in my online courses were in their fields/ jobs for 20 years but couldn't be promoted or grow in the fields because they didn't have degrees. 

By the end I had moved in the real estate sales. My broker didn't require a college degree. Having one did help lessen the number or class room hours needed to get licensed. Even with the my states licensing having the degree made is easier to move from the sales agent designation to broker designation. 

Hi Jordan;

Depending on your state you don't need one.  I would recommend doing both. Get licenses and go to school at the same time. I say this because some firms may show a preference to degrees. In commercial space that is very true.  In an early post I think it was mentioned to get one focused on RE.  If your goal is build a real estate business. Look for school/ degrees that can help serve your long term plan.

A college degree today is the same thing as a high school diploma in the '90s. Even the phrase "some college" can help more so than "no college". I say this from experience. 

-Joe N.