The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent: An Insight to the Initial Costs of a Career in Real Estate - Softcover

Myers, Hank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 059548929X ISBN 13: 9780595489299

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Many unsuspecting souls think that realty is an easy, get-rich-quick job that requires few special skills and even less hard work. Before you launch a new career, let this wise, witty, straight-shooting guide deliver the cold, hard facts about what it really takes to get started and to do well in realty.A successful California RealtorŪ for the last twenty years, Hank Myers offers seasoned advice, much-needed perspective, and candid information for new and prospective real estate agents everywhere. Unlike other "how-to" books on realty that gloss over the level of commitment-financial and otherwise-required, The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent is upfront about the stark reality: just how much time and energy it takes; what up-front, on-going, and hidden costs are necessary; and the amount of personal and relationship sacrifice needed to begin and maintain a career in realty.If you remain undaunted by book's end, you can trust that you are making a well-thought-out, informed decision to join the industry and that you are armed with down-to-earth expectations, the proper tools, and the know-how to set yourself up for a balanced, rewarding, and lucrative career in real estate!

About this title

About the Author

Born in the Ozarks of Missouri, Henry D. ?Hank? Myers earned a degree in music education in Kansas, served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict, and worked in the food service industry for eleven years. Myers became a RealtorŪ in 1987 and resides in California.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 059548929X
• ISBN 13: 9780595489299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48