All Forum Posts by: Zach Sikes

@Manny Manuel 

They are allowed in most areas. Where are you thinking?

@Vincent Maniquis -  you should be able to check with the NY licensing at the state.  As long as you pass the state test (after 18) while the class is still good you should be fine.  

I also made a quick video on top myths for people getting into real estate - it might be worth checking out.  Here's the link to top 3 myths about real estate.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $98,000
Cash invested: $5,000

I bought my first rental in college! Roommates helped pay the bill and it gave me a taste of RE investment.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

As a young college kid I needed to live as cheaply as possible!

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

We found it the old fashioned way, driving through a neighborhood.

What was the outcome?

We still have this rental, and it's appreciated extremely well!

@Harrison Sharp - like any other crm its only worth it if you use it. 

If you plan on hiring agents I’d recommend thinking more long term. It’s definitely more expensive than Monday, but it’s real estate specific. 

It’s a big investment, but it’s definitely been a tool that helps us grow. 

It depends on what your goal is. I’ve been a single agent and done what you’ve done, and now we have a brokerage with 50 agents and property management. 

If you want to stay small and simple, look for small and simple. 

If you want the best, look at Boomtown

Link to job application

Real Estate Professional - Scholarships Available

Help with the financial upfront cost of entering the Real Estate industry.

The greater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma market is rapidly expanding! We are looking for hungry, humble, smart people to join our growing winning team. We bring on partners, not employees. We seek people who want to grow their own business and not punch a time clock while helping people and families fulfill their real estate dreams.

No matter where you are in your real estate career, whether brand new or a seasoned veteran, we custom fit your growth plan.

Every real estate career is different, we will help you find your place.

What are we looking for?

• Awesome people.
• Growth minded, focused on improving every day.
• Embraces technology with a passion!
• Someone with a Real Estate license or working at completing the necessary steps to obtain a real estate license.

Here's what we provide:

• Financial assistants available to qualified applicants to help through the initial start-up costs.
• An environment that promotes collaboration and forward-thinking, while providing support and freedom.
• Personal branding to promote you, not us.
• A proven training program.
• Money invested in you from day one.
• Dedicated success manager and agent concierge to get you making money as fast as possible.
• At least 25 sales opportunities a month.

Responsibilities

• Continual prospecting to find people to help buy and sell homes
• Participate in open houses, networking activities, and MLS to enhance your sales; present purchase offers to sellers
• Helping clients with one of their most stressful times of life when buying or selling a home
• "Always be consulting" by providing clients with your very best service and you're very best advice
• Establish a prosperous and long-term real estate career by supporting and learning from other team-oriented Agents

Qualifications

• Real Estate license or in the process of obtaining a Real Estate license
• Reliable transportation, phone, and computer
• Willingness to learn new tools, systems, and technologies
• Serve as a strong advocate for clients and their goals
• Exercise active listening and active questioning skills to build rapport and uncover client needs
• Some weekend and evening hours required

Compensation$75,000+ at plan, commissionAbout Homestead & Co

Our Mission at Homestead & Co. is to remove the stigma of Agent, provide superior client service and make the home buying and selling process an experience, rather than a process.

We realize that buying, selling, or investing in real estate are some of the biggest decisions people will ever make and we don’t take that lightly. We place a great emphasis on making sure we have the right people on our team in the best specialized position.

@Account Closed - there are a ton of real estate coaches out there that are amazing. Tom Ferry is the big one right now. I coach other agents/team leaders grow their business in a partnership with one of our technology vendors. 

***@BP moderator - not intended as solicitation, intention is to help answer questions 

@Sheila Vardakis

I've used many different CRM's - the best one is the one you will use! My short answer is BoomTown.  I believe in it so much that I provide it for our entire team.  It can work for a solo agent and is fully scalable for large organizations.  You will get what you pay for, so I'd recommend gaining clarity on what you want out of your CRM.....

@George Walker - yes - Jacob Williams.  jwilliams.firstunitedteam.com