Am I Doomed to Failure as Part-time Real Estate Agent?

Thru the years I've recruited a number on part or limited time agents who sold between 1-2 million per year. I used to pair them up with a fulltimer for their first 12 months. Today the logical solution is to join a real estate team to create seamless representation/coverage.

Mary~ Great advice and it holds true for part time and full time. YOU are in the driver's seat and only you can decide if you will succeed or not.

Yay, I agree with your blog. It bugs me when people look down on part-time agents.  You can be a part-time agent who provides FULL SERVICE to clients.  There are some full-time agents who provide partial service to their clients.  Regardless of a FT or PT agent, as long as you are motivated to meet your clients' needs, and get the job done, you are a successfull agent.

Mary, I compare this to being an employee and a student. Both can succeed! I know this is true for me. In another world worked overtime consistently in my full time position while simultaneously enrolled in an MBA program. I graduated and succeeded both in school and work. 

Where there is drive and determination, I believe anything is possible!

Great advise. I get approached by dual agents often. The assumption is that selling real estate is an easy paycheck... as we all know, it isn't. You have to put in the work and it does not end once you sell that one house. One HAS to be committed. Thanks for sharing.

Dedication and hard work make anything possible Mary. You just have to know it's not going to be easy!

Mary, I started out for the first 8 months or so as part time and know several agents that only "dabble", but have been int he business for years.    

Great post- but I always cringe when I am working on a deal with a part time agent- they are typically hard to reach, and not as well versed as a full time agent.  I do do my best to help them though.

I know some part-timers who are better Real Estate Agents than many full-timers