A few years ago I knew my career as a branch manager would be coming to an end. I started searching for a career and began a dialog with a fellow from my church who was a broker/owner. We talked for over year about me getting in real estate. I wanted to do more than residentail real estate and was intererested in property management, commercial and the works. I also didn't want to make the jump without a mentor and I found myself a great one in "Mo". I finally took the plunge a few years ago and got my license and went to work with him. He has been great about helping start my career. I am not sure where I would be without his help. Probably sitting at my home in Whiteland suffering a mid life crisis! I can't imagine how it would be to be a new agent and not have a mentor. I think a few things are needed in a good mentor.
1) Your mentor must do things the rightway. Filling out agreements correctly, being ethical in all dealings, following up on calls and e-mails. Why would you want to learn from somebody who does things haphazardly?
2) They must know what they are doing. Just because somebody has been in business for years, doesn't mean they know what they are doing. A mentor should be able to answer your questions.
3) You have to find somebody willingto work with you. A hear horror stories of new agents with no direction. They can't get their questions answered and sometimes end up calling agents or brokers from a competior to get their questions answered.
I am so lucky to find a guy that has helped mentor me, otherwise I would be like a fish on bank flopping around in this mad, mad world of real estate.
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