WHY CHOOSE REAL ESTATE AS A CAREER?

It's a matter of motivation. What's your motivation?

• Is it the allure of making big money?
• Are you attracted by the freedom of hours?
• Do you like the idea of being your own boss, an entrepreneur. not answering to anyone but yourself?
• Is it the hunter in you that appeals to you?
• Are you an opportunist, looking for ways to make it big?
• Does negotiating give you a thrill?
• Did you decide that if you're going to sell a product to a buyer, it's going to be something with substance; something that will bring a family peace, security and growth?
• Or do you just love Real Estate, the buying and selling of properties?

WHAT IS REAL ESTATE, REALLY?

It is the single most dynamic product there is. It is the single largest purchase most people will ever make. And look what depends on the Real Estate market:

1. Land sales
2. Home construction trades
3. Property building materials
4. Property construction heavy equipment
5. Road construction trades
6. Road construction materials
7. Road construction heavy equipment
8. Electrical power services and trades
9. Home heating and cooling services and trades
10. The window construction industry
11. The door construction industry
12. Electric light fixture manufacturing and sales
13. Flooring manufacturing and sales
14. Window coverings manufacturing and sales
15. Major appliances manufacturing, sales and service
16. Small appliances manufacturing, sales and service
17. House wares manufacturing and sales
18. Furniture manufacturing and sales
19. Bedding manufacturing and sales
20. Kitchen manufacturing sales and installations
21. Bathroom fixture manufacturing, sales and installations
22. The glass and mirror industries
23. The paint and painting industry
24. Hardware manufacturing and sales
25. The renovating industry
26. The lawn and garden industry and related services
27. Where the schools will be built, and their related industries and jobs
28. Where the community centres will be built & their related industries & jobs
29. Where we will build the shopping centres, places of worship, parks,
30. . and of course municipal property taxes.

You get the idea.
. It means that all this will now be in your hands. You, as a sales Rep, along with the banks who set the interest rates, control the success or failure of the largest cross section of related industries.

IS REAL ESTATE THE RIGHT PROFESSION FOR YOU?

In order to answer that question for yourself, you will need to examine certain criteria. Ask yourself these questions, and if the YES answers outweigh the NO answers, then you are probably going to be successful in this industry.

1. Does buying and selling real properties for clients interest me?
2. Do I like to facilitate or negotiate deals?
3. Do I like dealing with people?
4. Do I have people skills?
5. Am I a self-starter?
6. Am I focused enough to take on a profession where I answer to no one but myself?
7. Can I manage my time effectively?
8. Am I prepared to set up my own business and run it successfully?
9. Do I have the finances necessary to get started?
10. Am I financially secured at this time to start a business and wait for the money to come in?

If the answers to these questions are predominantly NO, don't worry. I can help in almost all these areas.

Go to the prompts on "What I Offer You" and My Training Programs", and see if you're comfortable with what I can give you that will turn the NO's above into YES's. Then go to the prompt for "Getting Started" and put your new career into first gear.

How does that sound?