I know you're all excited you are now licensed to sell real estate. You have taken your classes and passed the state test. You have signed on with a real estate company, ordered you business cards, and convinced one of your friends that you are now a real estate professional and can find them their dream home.
But that doesn't mean you know what you are doing. When you are first starting out you need to find a company that has an excellent training program for new agents. A broker, who will always be there to answer questions, goes over paperwork before your client signs on the dotted line. Makes sure you are doing things correctly! A company that shows you how to write a strong contract, how to protect your client, and things not to do that might get you into trouble. These are things they do not teach in school.
Spend a lot of time in the office. You can learn quite of bit by just listening to the war stories of the experienced agents in the office. Ask questions! If you are not 100% sure of the answer, find someone who is and ask them. We expect you to ask questions. We were all new once, we understand.
Learn who you can trust. You are new and yes, some agents will try and take advantage of this and you should be aware of this fact. Not all agents are nice. Not all agents tell the truth, watch what you say and to whom.
And last but not least, spend a lot of time on Active Rain, where you can always find wonderful advice, answers to questions, funny stories and great friends
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