hello everyone. my name is shane. im currently working as decently paid office worker.. but im tired of sitting alone in front of my computer all day long without talking to anyone.

i really like the "job description" of the real estate agent. i like the idea of the harder your work and the better you get. the more you can make. i like talking with clients, and making deals.

i understand there are risks.. but when i told my family i was interesting in getting into real estate. many of them told me the housing market isnt good.. and the profession is flooded with agents.

now i know there are hard time and challenges. but is it crazy for someone to want to quit a good job and take their changes with real estate??

Shane, absolutely not crazy. I did pretty much the same thing 7 years ago. Got tired of sitting in front of a computer all day and realizing at the end of the day that the day had just passed me by. I wanted to be a part of the day and what was going on. I up and quit my job (I don't totally recommend this) and didn't know what I was going to do and just fell into real estate. I started near the end of a similar market to where we are now, got some knowledge under my belt and some sales and was ready when the upswing happened.

I'm glad I started in a slow market as it taught me how to "work" for my leads and sales. So when the market slowed down I just went back to old tactics and knew where to focus.

The profession may be flooded with agents, but some of those started at the peak of the market and haven't figured out how to work in a down market and may not have faced reality yet.

If you're good at what you do, you can make it in any market, it's about being adaptable and seeing the change when it's coming and adjusting accordingly.

I now have my broker's license and decent sphere of influence and am expanding my knowledge and skills in a new direction.

Just set your mind to it and you can do it!

Thanks for that advice. So my next questions is as follows. How does working for a broker work?? If the market is bad will i be able to get a job with a broker?? I'm going to call a few of the local brokers and asked them if they are hiring new agents. But i thought id ask here too!

Thanks for you help

Shane

Agents work on commission only in most area, including Canada I believe. You would need to attend a real estate school and obtain a license to practice real estate. There may be an online school available so you can do classes at night after your "real job". Find the website for your province or governing body over real estate licensing. Here we contact the real estate commission. (I know Canada is set up similarly to the United States.)

Once you have taken the classes and passed the exam, start interviewing brokerages and find one that fits what you are looking for. Remember, you are now your own business, you interview them, not the other way around.

You may also want the check out the Canadian section on this forum and you might find some answers there or be able to ask them and get more accurate information for obtaining a license in Canada.

Hope that helps!

it does. thanks for the info..