"I Want a Real Estate Career. Now What?", Says Weichert, Realtors.Business Editors/Real Estate Writers MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 Launching a real estate career is a lot like driving an automobile: you need to pass the test, get your license, plan your route, then hit the road. What are the requirements for a real estate career? The first person you should ask is yourself. Do you enjoy helping people? Would you like creating your own work schedule? Do you get things done being your own boss? Would you want no limitations on the income you can earn? If you are over age 18 with a high school diploma A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. or GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → , a "yes" answer to these questions gives you an all-important head start. Next, you will need to obtain a professional real estate license. The licensing requirements vary from state-to-state across the nation, but all require that you pass a written exam. For information, call Weichert, Realtors' Career Hotline 1. (company) Hotline - Hotline Communications Ltd.. 2. (messaging) Hotline - Hotline Connect. at 800-301-3000 or call the branch manager at any Weichert, Realtors sales office. Once you have your license and hang it with your broker of choice, what direction will your career take? High-tech? Low-tech? Something in between? What skills and tools do you need to acquire and learn? What about specialization--residential, luxury residential, commercial, land, new homes...the list is long and brimming brim n. 1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin. 2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat. 3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border. with opportunities. And all the choices are yours to make, as you head down the road to your real estate success. Weichert, Realtors, based in Morris Plains, N.J., has more than 9,000 sales associates in 225 company-owned and franchised sales offices located in Connecticut, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Georgia and Florida. A full-service, family of individually-owned real estate companies, Weichert handles both residential and commercial real estate, and through Weichert Financial Services' Gold Services Program, streamlines the delivery of mortgage, home insurance and title insurance. To find out more about the services Weichert, Realtors has to offer, call the Weichert sales office nearest you or visit Weichert's Web site on the Internet at http://www.weichert.com. |
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