How to become the best real estate agent – Simple rules to follow
The dream of every real estate agent or realtor is to join the league of best top performing agent in his town. Though, becoming the best real estate agent or realtor is not an easy task, it is an endeavour that is not impossible either.
With the right knowledge, combined with the right marketing strategies and tools, becoming the best real estate agent in your town is just a whisker away.
You may have asked yourself “how do I become a real estate agent?” In this article I will not only show you how to become a real estate agent and but also a very successful one.
Below, I will be discussing step by step guide you need to break into the league of best top performing agents and brokers in your town.
Step by step Guide in becoming a successful realtor in your town real estate
1) Get a real estate Licence
Your first step in becoming a real estate agent is to obtain a real estate licence. Obtaining a real estate licence will allow you to operate legally as a real estate agent. Though, the process of obtaining a real estate licence defers from state to state in the US and also from country to country.
In some states in the US, you will be required to pass through a real estate education, write an exam and if you pass the exam, you will be issued a real estate licence to operate. In some state in the US also, you will be required to work under a broker before you can operate alone.
Because of the differences in procedures in obtaining a licence, it will be wise to check out the requirement in your state or country before commencing.
2) Choose a Real Estate Niche
This is the first step you need to take before any other thing. First of all decide on the niche that is must suitable to you financially and otherwise. Many realtors make the mistake of jumping into any niche they see because of the amount of money involved in that niche real estate without first of all finding out if they will have any comparative advantage in that niche.
I have already written an erticle on how to choose a real estate niche and if you are looking for tips to farm and dominate your niche online, i have also writen an article on how to farm your niche on the internet.
Your success or failure as a newbie real estate agent all depends on the type of niche you choose to start with. My advice to you is never choose a niche that is too big for your capacity.
Your success or failure as a newbie real estate agent all depends on the type of niche you choose to start with
3) Avoid ”The Adolf Hitler’s mistake
Some times ago i was reading the history of world war ii and it struck me that Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany could have won the second world war if they had focused on taking on and conquering one nation at a time instead of taking them on all at once.
In today’s world, many real estate agents are still falling victim of the same mistake I term ”The Adolf Hitler’s mistake.
Rather than taking on a niche based on their financial capacity, conquer it before moving on to another to conquer it, they chose to take them on and conquer all the niches all at once thereby getting their hands burnt in the process just like Adolf Hitler.
4) Choose a Real Estate brokerage
If you are not financially okay to pull it off alone, then your best bet would be to affiliate with a real estate broker. Brokerages will offer you so many facilities that will ease your financial burden as a newbie realtor.
This facilities includes, mobility, office space and gadgets, a recognised brand name and a website.
Take Note: Even if your brokerage offers you a website, its highly recommended you get your own website because the day you will leave that brokerage, the only thing you will take along with you is your personal realtor website together with all its leads and years of hard work that was put into the website.
Also pick a day each week in which you will work on or implement each plan and strategy
5) Get a real estate website
It’s very important, don’t fall victim by relying entirely on your brokerage website because the day you will leave them, you are not only losing the brokerage website but all the years of effort you have put into it and you will end up starting all over again.
But with your personal realtor website, it goes with you were ever you go together with all the leads it generated and the hard work you have put into it over the years.
Because a website is the centre piece of a successful real estate agents marketing strategy you need a website that comes equipped with all the tools necessary for a successful online marketing campaign.
