There are two polls, and they will be open until 10pm on February 15, 2008.

One poll is for "FULL TIME" agents only. We define "full time" agents as those who derive a majority of their income from real estate, and not another job or profession.

If you are not a full-time agent, then please take the Part Time Agent poll.

Thank you for your partipation. All answers are anonymous.

I'm Part time.

I didn't make any money in 2007. I only started activly using my license since December time frame though.

2008 I have a pretty good start. Made $240 bucks doing a fee for service and have a 206K house listed in Oklahoma City area.

My goal for 2008 -- as a part time realtor is to gross $30,000.
And to quit my full time job by June of 08.

Many real estate companies in our Minneapolis confirmed that they made about the same number of sales last year, but their earnings had dropped due to shrunk commission. Plus when the market is so slow, it needs more dollars for marketing. That increases the overhead too.

there needs to be a button for over 2 million:-)

what about if you were full time and lost money?

This is a poll about income, not profits....

Hey, estatereal, give part of of your $2 million to VacationGuy !

What if you were full time but started part way through the year? $7000 since July. (most of it in Nov & Dec)

good idea for a poll Troy!

i don't mind helping spend your $2mill if you need help

2007 was a growth year for us where I was spreading out into new real estate related ventures

it looks like the majority of full timers are in the 100-200k range......thats good to know....but p/t most are only 10k or less..hmmmmm

Sounds like those part-timers need to go full-time and make 100k+ then, eh?

:-)

You like 1911's, Tony? The kind I'm thinking of?

-jeff

Huh Jeff??? No Comprende....

First thought or second?

First thought: a joke. Making 100k-200k a year does not follow from going full-time in real estate. More like, the part timers are failures at it, just in the process of washing out.

Second thought: a 1911 is a common, iconic model of pistol of which I am fond.

-jeff

1911 is one that i am a very big fan of! still in use by spec ops in 2007!

I have a Kimber Pro-Carry. Wonderful device!

Estatereal, I'm gonna PM you with a couple Q's...

-jeff

Jeff...I still don't get it? I know the 1911 handgun (more of a revolver guy myself- never gotta worry about it jamming!) but i don't get the connection between the 1911 handgun and PT agents????

Watermark,

Go back to the first page of this thread. I was replying to a guy (one presumes) who's "name" is tony1911...

-jeff

hahaha-
Ok. Now that makes sense. See- my name is Tony as well so I thought you were talking to me but now I see you weren't! Too funny! Sorry about that.

Mystery solved!

-jeff

so far I am glad to see the results are different than the typical realtor data but not too many voting.

I voted as a full timer but I didn't become a full time agent until July though.

Troy,

i never said that it was my 2 million. i wish i could click that button! just saying that there needs to be a 2 mil button :-)

Glocks rule!

Well, I wish it had been *your* 2 mill.....

Troy,

you and me both:-)

I'm getting my Glock duracoated silver

Hold on! Auburn has a GLOCK! You just became my favorite poster!

Which one? Mine is a 23. Do you belong to glocktalk.com?

I don't, but we've traded quite a few guns there and calguns

What's this, GlockTalk?

I almost bought one once. I've gone other directions... but I appreciate the sheer utility of a Glock.

I just ordered a Zeiss riflescope today; is that Germanic enough of me to get into the club?

-jeff

glocktalk is to gun nerds as agentsonline is to real estate nerds as makeupalley is to makeup nerds

Mines a Glock 22, 40 caliber, ported barrel w/light (love it) and night sights.

what are the jamming statistics on glocks?
Just don't feel comfortable with clips, as i like to keep my 38 snub loaded at all times.

Well, most of the police agencies around here use them.

I have never had mine jam, ever.

You keep a Glock loaded too.. you can't beat a 16 round (15+1) magazine!

OK, back to the subject at hand.

There's no way of determining what expenses went into making that $100 - $200K. As someone already said, this poll is about income, not profits. The team leaders at my office talk about GCI all the time when introducing a speaker to an audience of mostly newbies. But I know about the thousands those speakers invest in monthly mailings, free gifts, calendars etc. I'm sure their net income, which truly is non of my business, would paint a very different picture.

Where are most of these people located ? And what type of methods are they using to keep business rolling in ?

Good point Traco. One of the top producers at my office is a friend. Just about every other time that I call him, he's in Chicago where he's from hosting some type of gathering and networking to find people interested in moving to the South.

I have a TLR-1 on mine with the Trijicon night sights. Mine is a .40 with a 13+1. I carry Speer Gold Dots.

I personally know a part time agent that did quite well in 07.

I wish i did higher than i did in 2007 (Barely 20k)

I MIGHT just beat it the first quarter of 08, I've got plenty of work at my new company