Why I Became A Real Estate Agent At 19 In The Middle Of A Pandemic

Have you ever considered becoming an agent? You might have thought, “Wow! I can get paid to show people houses! That sounds like a lot of fun, and how hard could it really be?” Or you might have even thought, “I get to be in charge of my own schedule, work when I want to, go on tons of vacay’s, and still make bank.”I know a thought like that has come up once or twice.When the idea of becoming a real estate agent came to my mind. I was like, absolutely not! Why? Because I had a bad image of what a real estate agent was. I thought they were like the typical car salesmen.I thought that they were only interested in making that commission check and looking out for their wallet.“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” — Erich FrommThis couldn’t be further from the truth! There are some really great and professional real estate agents out there.I discovered this when my parents were looking to buy a different house.The agent we were working with completely changed the way I viewed agents. This man worked really hard, he was very knowledgeable and cared about us.We didn’t even end up buying anything. In fact, for our situation, he recommended that we didn’t buy anything at the time, which was a surprise to me.The changed in my viewpoint wasn’t a reason why I decided to become a real estate agent, but I would say it sealed the deal after all my other decision were decided.Before we begin, I want to point out really quickly that being a real estate agent is not, by any means, easy. The failure rate alone of 87% proves that.That’s is because most…