All Forum Posts by: Julian Montes

@Julian Montes

That’s a tough one to answer. Honestly, life/career is about having options and experience. Perhaps think of it this way— if you forgo’ed your education but then realized that real estate agent wasn’t for you, could you realistically go back for your degree? Would it be worth it for you to get your degree and maybe work in the private sector to gain one sort of experience (and possibly network) and switch over to real estate once you got that going. Unlike a salaried job, being a Realtor is really about “who you know” (or who will refer you). Otherwise, without clients who want you to help them list or buy a property, you aren’t going to be making a commission.

In short, think about what options you “open” or “close/delay” with each decision. Then you need to decide for yourself what works best.

PS. Remember, the National Assoctiation of Realtors’ statistic is something like more than 75% of new agents don’t make it their first year. So either you need to hang in there or catch on quick.

I LOVE this post! Hats off to you.

If you can get a degree, even if it's just an associate's, with 0 to minimal debt, I'd get it for the security. Something general like business or entrepreneurship or finance. Live at home, go to a community college, whatever you can do to mitigate costs. And absolutely get your license so you can work in the field while you go to school.

I'm not a huge proponent of college. I think it's a broken system that does more harm than good. But it's nice to have that piece of paper in your back pocket if you need it. 

Start networking with other agent and investors now at local meetups. Build contacts and a foundation. I think you're going to do great!

@Julian Montes also... look up a gentleman by the name of Rod Khleif. He started in RE at 18as an agent... great story.

Some the best Realtors around never went to college.  Google Jason Abrams or Jeff Glover.  Both are KW Mega agents, and neither went to college. Both are under 40 years old now, and run some of the largest real estate teams in the country.