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Temporary loss of consciousness, Richie Alan Naggar  

I was looking for a change - Corporate America was no longer an interest. 

Nov 23, 2024 12:57 PM
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the handwriting on the wall is not always graffiti.  

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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, ePRO
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Serving Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Seniors

I never stood a chance, I was a third generation REALTOR & real estate investor. But the day I decided to do it was the day my wife said "You're gonna be a Daddy!" It was time to cave in and make the big bucks!

Nov 23, 2024 05:19 PM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I was a bank manager. My bank was a victim of a hostile takeover by another bank. Lots of layoffs followed.

One of my clients, told me that, if I should get laid off, I should talk to him about a new career. He was a real estate broker and someone whom I respected.

And...here I am over 20 years later.

Nov 23, 2024 01:28 PM
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Wayne Martin
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I was a loan officer in a Savings & Loan (remember those?) and a broker suggested I get my license about the same time th president of the S&L suggested I go to law school. So I did both.

Nov 24, 2024 03:11 AM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

I got my license to represent my builder husband on his spec homes in order to save money. This simple desire led to my current position as the managing Principal Broker of my own brokerage of 75 agents.

Nov 23, 2024 08:47 PM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I had my own advertising business and one of my clients, a very successful agent, said "Bob, why don't you sell RE?" and I said OK I will.

Nov 23, 2024 05:38 PM
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Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 I was buying rental houses, back in the day when you could still find non-qualifying FHA&VA assumables for very little money out of pocket. Somehow I got the idea that having a real estate license would give me "inside knowledge".    And it did!

 

Nov 23, 2024 03:22 PM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

After 30 years of Corporate America I wanted to work with "real" people, not management layers, I wanted to help people with real needs, and I wanted to be in charge of my business.

Nov 23, 2024 03:04 PM
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Michael J. Perry
Fathom Realty - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

My Father 

Nov 23, 2024 03:15 PM
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David M. Dwares
Title Professionals Corp. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Title guy with a broker license

Richie Alan Naggar Great question.  For me the same reason I do anything, to meet girls.  I had no idea about the making money thing.

But seriously, as a title person I got my license as a learning experience to help me better relate to the agents with whom I would be doing business.  I got loan originator license for the same reason. 

Nov 23, 2024 01:13 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

This Q has been asked and answered many times over the years. We had an agent in FL who basically abandoned us till it was time to get paid, also sent a KNOWN 'unstable 'buyer' ' who had cancelled 11 previous deals! And cancelled ours too. We should have been advised not to accept on those grounds, and had we known we would have saved the time.

ALSO did not communicate to our eventual buyer who was so mad he showed up at title company with keys, slammed on desk and said I'M GIVIN' IT BACK! Why? SOMEONE (the agent) DID NOT INFORM BUYER that the icemaker water line was NOT CONNECTED, he came home day 1 to a puddle! We gave title money for him to get it connected 2 days after close!

This I believe is one of the top reasons people get RE licenses - someone did not do their job properly and 'well I could probably do better' and we do!

Sadly, that agent who BTW chased my husband down AT HIS MOTHER'S FUNERAL is still in business. 

Also a local broker saw me in a model telling my parents how cool the model was, peeked around the corner and said 'get a license and come work for me' LOL I never did work for her but I did serve on boards with her! 

Nov 24, 2024 05:45 AM
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Bob Crane
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My son convinced me that it would be a good retirement avenue, less physical and mental energy required than the forestry side of the business.

Nov 24, 2024 01:13 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I was looking for something with a more flexible schedule than my corporate marketing job. I'd always been interested in real estate, so I got my license and learned to work remotely while traveling with my husband.

Nov 24, 2024 06:17 AM
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Alan May
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Home again, home again...

It was court-ordered.

Nov 24, 2024 05:36 AM
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Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I was looking for a job, while taking real estate classes, and didn't find anything, so I decided I needed to make a go of it myself, haha.

Nov 24, 2024 03:52 AM
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Adam Feinberg
Elegran - Manhattan, NY
NYC Condo, Co-op, and Townhouse Advisor

I bought into a new construction condo that cut too many corners and then was further mismanaged by the board. The board was three people- one was a real estate broker that ran a decent sized firm, the second was a real estate agent- that had no idea what he was doing (now works for a large landlord), and the third taught at any ivy league university. The 2 in the real estate profession were outvoting the professor, and making the wrong decisions in the meanwhile. The 2 real estate people later stepped down and asked me to run the building. It was the professor (and her noble prize winning economist husband in the background) and I running the building- with me taking the lead and turning the health of the building around. On the flip side of the equation- I had been working on Wall Street for many years, and all the boutique subject matter expert firms I had interest in working for were getting acquired by the giants- and I was hating the layers of management in the larger firms...so I was feeling very trapped. I had considered becoming an agent on a referral basis only (part time) while continuing in my Wall St career for years without taking action- i.e. not relying on the income- but if a friend or neighbor came to me- I had the right background to be able to help them in the process since I had served on a board and turned around the health of my building. I eventually had enough of the ridiculous requirements- and decided to become an agent full time rather than considering it in addition to my career in finance. Sadly, as a brand new agent- it was scary how low the bar is- and I started out as a newly minted agent with far greater knowledge of the business than most of the agents I came across. I connected with the right director (also a former Wall Street guy)- and ultimately I now feel at home surrounded in a firm I can truly say are my peer group. 

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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

My husband starting talking about buying and flipping homes, so I decided to get my license.   We never did one home.

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Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Responded to the scribble. "For a good time call 8675309." So I did and real estate has been a heck of a ride. 

Nov 24, 2024 05:08 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I was in a family retail business and my partners wanted to sell.  I needed a way to make a living and sales and one on one personal service was my main saleable skill.  I learned that a Realtor could make the kind of money that Doctors, Attorneys and CPA's can earn.

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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
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Crazy enough, I wanted to be a Real Estate agent as young as middle school. I loved houses and thought it would be a cool job. I started out in mortgage banking which was a more secure with a salary with insurance. I moved to Real Estate after I got married and had health insurance. 

I don't think most people know what's involved and how hard you work to make a living. How there's no paid vacations, no matching 401k, no matching SS, etc. I love all the people I've met and not having a "boss" but it isn't as easy to make a living as people are lead to believe.

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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
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Long story short.... I went to work in a real estate office as the secretary and I got my license because I couldn't answer questions to consumers that I KNEW the answer to and then 2 years later I owned the company... that was nearly 30 years ago.

Nov 24, 2024 01:49 PM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
The best agent in Southern Utah!

A few things happened to push me forward. When ready to buy, I called an agent to show me properties, he treated me like a peasant, saying my price point wasn't high enough to be worth his time.

A listing agent stood me up when I wanted to see a townhome. It was flooded when the nearby river swelled, changing course after several days of steady rain. Divine intervention, I like to think!

Finally bought my house from a FSBO, was in litigation for 8 years. Buyer beware is right! 

While working as an Assistant Marketing & Advertising Director for a large, new construction company, the market went south and I became the scapegoat. Someone told me they'd hire me if I was a real estate agent. 

Something clicked and here I am!

Nov 24, 2024 02:22 PM
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
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I did it because my wife told me to, she's a broker.

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Roy Kelley
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For me, it was an alternative to practicing law. I opened my first real estate and insurance office after finishing law school.

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Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL
Broker/Owner, SFR®, e-PRO®, GRI, AHWD, REALTOR®

Richie Alan Naggar A long story short! I was almost on my 13th year of finishing Homeschooling my three children. I had started doing Upholstering from home, I had about five couches in my living room, tons of dining chairs to do. One of my customers asked to do some boats seats. When I delivered them to him, he said, " You should be a Realtor". He gave me the name of a local Broker. As I ponder the idea, I told my mother that I was going to be a Realtor. I had no idea how to go about it and I started my research.

One thing I found out quickly is that I needed a High School Diploma, lol. I had not finished high school, at the time, I did not have $15 to take the test. So, I quickly enrolled to take my GED. Wow, my scores were off the roof. It gave me the confidence to proceed. I did all the requirements, and the rest is history:) Katina

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Leanne Smith
Dirt Road Real Estate - Golden Valley, AZ
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For me it was a second choice. I wanted to be an appraiser but was unable to have any existing appraiser mentor me as required. My buyer's agent when we met offered me a job and I decided to discuss that opportunity. So now 7 years down and entering my 8th year, I have no regrets.

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Andrea Bedard
Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD
Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

I got licensed in 2004 because nobody wanted to hire this newish immigrant and mil spouse despite a dual master's degree, internships, 6+ years of work experience...  Yes, I spoke English.

So, I figured, I would just hire myself.  

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