It's been touched on but I'll expand on it... in a buyer's market, learn how to invest. Long-term and creative investors make their fortunes in what everyone else calls "bad markets".

I know several investors personally who have made millions of dollars in the last few years in Michigan, just from the listings agents couldn't sell.

Michiganrookie, if I recalled you said the right price can sell any house. Help me understand this please... Are you saying that 60-65% of the houses on the market are incorrectly priced? What would you have to price it to get them sold?


Xeno, the brokers that I know that earn 250+ a year are independents doing their own investment with listing on the side.

There's more money when you can control the future of your business.

OTOH, if you goal is to list as many houses as possible stick to a brand like REMAX, RE EXECS or KW. Some of the top producers in the country are agents for REMAX.

Oh, yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Placing emphasis on learning how to invest as the number one priority when in brokerage and listing property, 2nd, is definitely the way to go. If you invest and stop acquiring property, you still enjoy residual income. If you're a sales superstar listing agent and stop doing sale, your income stops as well. Easy decision.

Think of it as a challenge and not a bad thing.Just makes the game mopre interesting.